Happy Cinco de Mayo! You might be hearing from drunken revelers throughout your area today. Its funny to see that many will take advantage of this day as an excuse to entertain bacchanalian delights and basically get smashed for no good reason.I'm willing to bet that if you pull over random persons and ask them as to why they are celebrating, they will give you two answers. First, they will say that they have no clue. Second, they will drunkenly shout "Its Mexican Independence Day."
Well I hate to break it to you, Mister Obnoxious College Underage Drinker Guy, but, 5 May is not Mexican Independence Day! WAIT ITS NOT MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE DAY? You might be asking tomorrow morning when you sober up and read this. That is correct today is not even a recognized holiday in MEXICO!
Today in fact marks the anniversary of the defeat of the French at the battle of Puebla on 5 May 1862. Long story short, but, during this period France ruled Mexico after the latter defaulted on its debt to Europe. On this day a vastly out-numbered and inexperienced army defeated (surprise surprise) the vastly superior French military (wow is that an oxymoron?). However, this did not lead to Mexican Independence and the French Emperor Maximilian remained on the throne for five more years. In fact, Mexican Independence Day is celebrated on 16 September not in recognition of the eventual French withdrawal in 1867, but, instead of the signing of the 1917 Constitution.
So, I ask what does all of this have to do with a bunch of college students getting drunk on coronas and pretending to speak Spanish for the day? I will never understand.
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