Mexicans gathered across the country to celebrate the 160th anniversary of the battle commemorated by Cinco de Mayo, with festivities including parades, dances, and war re-enactments.

Puebla is always a good idea, which is why we’ve compiled a list of 10 fun, quirky facts that will make your next visit to ...

This set the stage for the May 5, 1862 battle of Puebla, a city located on the road from the coastal city of Veracruz to Mexico City, ...

Behind modern Cinco de Mayo celebrations is the 1862 Battle of Puebla, a Mexican triumph over French colonial forces. General Zaragoza’s Mexican army outside repels French forces during the ...

On May 5, 1862, Mexican forces -- largely outnumbered by French forces -- achieved an unlikely victory in the Battle of Puebla. Mexico lost fewer than 100 out of 2,000 men in the battle, while ...

TODAY, THE Fifth of May, is officially Cinco de Mayo. It marks the victory of the Mexican Army over the French at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. Puebla was Pueblo's first sister city.

It’s been 148 years since the Mexican army under the command of Gen. Ignacio Zaragosa, stopped Napoleon III’s invading army at Puebla, Mexico, but the battle that took place on May 5, 1862 ...

Cinco de Mayo is a Mexican national holiday that commemorates an all-day battle in Puebla, Mexico, when the Mexican military defeated the numerically superior French forces that invaded Mexico in ...

The battle of Puebla was a bright spot in an otherwise dismal period for Mexico. Saddled with crushing debt and political instability, Mexico endured 36 changes in its presidency between 1833 and ...

Somehow the French army was defeated in Puebla -- ergo The Battle of Puebla on May 5th, 1862. This was a huge deal for Mexico, and the French retreated. 3) That's Not the Last Mexico Saw of France.

And they have shared the story of the Battle of Puebla through cocktails. (If you’re wondering, no, no salt-rimmed ‘ritas here.) Los Tlacuaches started popping up three years at Las Almas Rotas.

The celebration of the Battle of Puebla also acknowledges the heroic role of Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín, a 32-year officer from Goliad, Texas, and South Texas cowboys who joined the fight to defend ...