Mexican forces give the what-what to French zouaves at the Battle of Puebla. May 5, 1862.
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La Batalla de Puebla, el 5 de mayo de 1862.
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Benito Juárez looks on as Mexican forces duke it out with French interlopers in the Battle of Puebla. May 5, 1862.
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Mexicans recreate the Battle of Puebla during Cinco de Mayo celebrations in Mexico City on May 5, 2010. On May 5, 1862, Mexican forces loyal to Benito Juarez defeated French troops sent by Napoleon III in the Battle of Puebla in Mexico. Photo by Eduardo Verdugo.
Cinco de Mayo celebrations in Los Angeles, May 5, 1960. The 1862 Battle of Puebla is recreated with a tug o’ war.
During Cinco de Mayo celebrations, Mexico City residents act out the Mexican-French clash at the Battle of Puebla in 1862. Photo by Jaime Puebla.
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¡¡Vivan los valientes soldados Mejicanos!!
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From the Baltimore Sun Dark Room blog: “Commonly mistaken for Mexico’s Independence Day, Cinco de Mayo in Mexico is far less extravagant. Pictured above are female soldiers dressed in traditional clothing during a military parade in culmination with the bicentennial Independence Day celebrations in Mexico City September 16, 2010.”
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Battle of Puebla reenactment during Cinco de Mayo celebrations in Mexico City. Photograph by Eduardo Verdugo, AP. [National Geographic]
