Tag: Battle of Puebla

  • Cinco De Mayo: Not Mexican Independence Day

    Learn about what Cinco De Mayo means to US and North American history by checking out my blog and resources. (link)

  • CW150: Cinco de Mayo

    DYK that in 1862 France invaded Mexico because of a European plot to help the CSA? #CincoDeMayo celebrates one of those battles.

  • ReBlog CW150: Cinco de Mayo

    The US was at war and the Mexican Republic was internally divided; so, a convergence of sorts takes place in London, when the foreign governments of Great Britain, Spain and France (with the backing of the Hapsburg throne in Austria) agree to invade Mexico and create a puppet government. What could possibly go wrong?