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| President Benito Juarez of Mexico - Bryant Park New York |
Cinco de Mayo happens to fall on the Fifth of May this year. Lol
Most Americans only know of the Cinco de Mayo as a festival that
Mexican Americans celebrate a little like St. Patrick’s Day. It is a day to assert, defend and celebrate
ethnic identity.
The actual date May 5, 1862 marks a surprise victory of Mexican
Forces at the Battle of Puebla shortly after the French invaded and set up a
puppet dictator in the form of a useless royal cousin of France’s Napoleon
III.
Napoleon’s useless royal cousin, Maximilian I, was set up as Emperor of Mexico under power of a French
Military force.
The French came into Mexico, within the U.S.A.’s realm of influence
when the U.S. got involved in a Civil War and was not in a position to challenge
the French colonial presence in the western hemisphere.
The French eventually left after being harassed in combat etc. by
the legitimate Government Forces of Mexico under President Benito Juarez.
The new Emperor Maximilian I got shot by a firing squad in 1867
after being captured by the Mexicans.
Moral of the story to Maximilian. He should have gotten a real job and not been a dictator for some
corporate banking thugs and gangsters who tried to steal the country of Mexico.
Feliz Cinco de Mayo!
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