UIW history department professor gives us an understanding of the historical origins of Cinco de Mayo, and what it means not just Mexicans but all Americans.
Many people celebrate Cinco de Mayo by drinking or eating Mexican-inspired dishes, however, some may not know its historical origins.
Dr. Gilberto Hinojosa, history professor emeritus at the University of Incarnate Word, said it’s a day for Mexicans and Mexican Americans to celebrate self-determination. Mexico had stopped paying France because it had several civil wars going on. Mexico was trying to determine how it would rule, through a strong central government or through state governments. The French were invited by the Mexican Conservatives, the group that wanted a strong central government. When Mexico defeated the French at the Battle of Puebla, it created a sense of unity for Mexico.
Hinojosa explains its victory was remembered as a hard-fought symbol of the entire war against the French and the Mexican Conservatives.
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