print email comment close The History of Cinco de Mayo URL: http://www.mexonline.com/cinco-de-mayo.htm Description: Brief background about "the holiday of Cinco De Mayo, The 5th Of May, [which] commemorates the victory of the Mexican militia over the French army at The Battle Of Puebla in 1862. ... It is not, as many people think, Mexico's Independence Day, which is actually September 16." From Mexonline, a guide to Mexico founded by an author and radio host. Author: Metzger, Rolf Publisher: MEXonline LLC Extra Keywords May 5 fifth LII Database Information: Record 23726 created by Maria Brandt on 04/27/2007 Last modification on 04/30/2007 Published: 05/03/2007   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/23726