Down in Mexico, May 5th is not a "fiesta" or party. Instead, they celebrate "La batalla de Puebla" or the Battle of Puebla of 1862. As it turned out, it was not a major strategic victory in the war against France. However, it galvanized Mexican resistance and the French withdrew six years later.
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