On July 17, , Juarez decided to freeze all foreign debt, for two years. As a consequence, these countries sent their naval forces to block the Port of Veracruz and force Mexico to pay its debt. Spain and Britain came to a settlement with Mexico and withdrew. France, under the leadership of Napoleon III, however, saw this as an opportunity to conquer Mexico and expand its empire. On the eve of , France landed a well-armed Army at Veracruz and forced the Mexican Army into a full retreat.
Some historians estimate that there were 8, soldiers and others that there were 6, soldiers under General Charles Latrille de Lorencez. The date for this battle was May 5, The Mexicans were poorly trained and armed with short supplies of ammunition, weapons and practically no artillery. Zaragoza and the South Texans did their best to prepare for battle.
The battle lasted until the late evening hours. The French were defeated and lost more than men. The Mexicans lost Several of the illustrious leaders of the Battle of Puebla had direct roots to South Texas. According to some leading historians, more than Tejanos were recruited to fight at Puebla. A list of some of these men has been compiled at the University of Puebla. Captain Porfirio Zamora y Galvan, another leader of the battle, was born in Matamoros and later live in a ranch near Palito Blanco, Texas, south of Alice.
He was under the command of Gen. Most banks and government agencies remain open on the minor holiday. It's a miracle Mexico won the battle. The Mexican Army was largely outnumbered and poorly supplied. In fact, they were known as a rag-tag army and only had outdated guns at their disposal. And yet, as little as 2, Mexican soldiers —some of whom hid behind tall cactus plants—defeated 6, French soldiers during the battle, which lasted from daybreak to early evening. Californians were the first to celebrate Cinco de Mayo.
A few weeks after the Battle of Puebla, Americans and Latinos in California heard about the valiant efforts of Mexican soldiers through newspaper reports. Residents in the state were so excited, they celebrated with parades of people dressed in Civil War uniforms. And in Northern California, one town partied with drinks, food and banquets—it was most likely the first Cinco de Mayo fiesta in the United States.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt commercialized Cinco de Mayo. Although it was celebrated in the United States just weeks after the Battle of Puebla, Cinco de Mayo wasn't officially recognized here until That's when President Franklin D. Roosevelt helped create the "Good Neighbor Policy" which aimed to establish positive exchanges and relationships with our Latin American neighbors.
Americans eat millions of avocados on Cinco de Mayo. Since Americans eat plenty of guacamole on Cinco de Mayo, avocado sales boom every year. According to the California Avocado Commission , we eat upward of 80 million pounds of avocados on Cinco de Mayo in the United States alone. One year after La Batalla de Puebla , the French brought in more troops and re-attacked. Although La Batalla de Puebla on Cinco de Mayo was rendered militarily insignificant by the French's subsequent victory, it did inject the Mexican people with pride and patriotism it had never before enjoyed.
The reason that Chicanos celebrated the holiday is that we appreciate its cultural significance victory in the face of great odds and the patriotism it generated more that its historical relevance.
For this reason, he is considered by many to be the first Chicano hero. During this time, Confederate General Robert E. Lee was enjoying success, and French intervention could have had an impact on the Civil War. It seems that even people not of Mexican descent may also have an indirect reason to celebrate Cinco de Mayo.
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