Many Americans love to enjoy taco’s, margaritas and other Mexican fair on Cinco de Mayo in honor of the Mexican Independence day. But it’s not, the Mexican Independence Day is September 16th. Cinco de Mayo is the celebrating the victory of the Battle of Puebla in 1862. So in true fashion In the 1980s, Anheuser-Busch, Miller and Coors made a push to spin Cinco de Mayo as a “Mexican St. Patrick’s Day” in order to sell more beer.
#cincodemayo marks the Mexican army’s triumph over France at the Battle of Puebla in 1862. Cinco de Mayo is marked by festivities that include pic.twitter.com/UI4cS2dfbr
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