The French suffered 476 casualties in the Battle of Puebla, while the outnumbered Mexicans only suffered 339. May 5 is celebrated in Mexican-American communities throughout the United States as ...

Cinco de Mayo, which translates to the 5th of May, has become associated with tacos and margaritas, but the holiday is about so much more than that.

The Consulate General of Mexico in Laredo celebrated the 163rd anniversary of the Battle of Puebla on Monday. The event was held at Plaza San Agustin before the statue of Gen. Ignacio Zaragoza ...

Celebrated annually, Cinco de Mayo commemorates the Mexican army's victory over the Second French Empire, led by Napoleon III, at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, hence the name. The holiday ...

(MENAFN- Live Mint) Cinco de Mayo, celebrated every year on May 5, honors the Mexican army's victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on this day in 1862. Despite being outnumbered and ...

Before Cinco de Mayo became associated with tacos and margaritas, the day served as a reminder of Mexico's triumph over the French in the Battle of Puebla. Here's what to know about the holiday.

Cinco de Mayo marks the anniversary of the 1862 victory by Mexican troops over invading French forces at the Battle of Puebla. The triumph over the better-equipped and much larger French troops ...

The holiday celebrates the day a small Mexican army defeated a much larger French Army in the Battle of Puebla. Over the years, it's also become a big holiday in the United States where people in ...

The holiday memorializing the Battle of Puebla has become, for some north of the border, an excuse to overindulge in Tex-Mex fare and festivities. While it’s always a good idea to support family ...

Cinco de Mayo is coming up next week The Mexican holiday celebrates the day a small Mexican army defeated a much larger French Army in the Battle of Puebla. There will be celebrations of the ...