No, this is not another one of my idiotic takes on three-hundred forty-seven uses for mayonnaise. It is an overview of the Celebration of May 5th, or as we know it, Cinco de Mayo. Contrary to popular opinion, Cinco de Mayo is not Mexican Independence Day. The actual Independence Day south of the border is observed on September 16th. Instead, it is a commemoration of the Battle of Puebla, a battle on May 5th, 1862, when an overwhelmed Mexican Army, led by General Ignacio Zaragoza Sequin, defeated the French forces in the city of Puebla. Instead of calling it “The Battle Won by General Ignacio Zaragoza Sequin”, they decided to shorten it to “Cinco de Mayo”. That name fits better on the...
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