Re: Cinco de Mayo

[Nelson <nelsonb@SLS.LIB.IL.US>]

Comrades:
        Actually, Cinco de Mayo celebrates the "2nd independence" of
Mexico.  This commemorates the victory of the forces of Benito Juarez
over those of Maximilian.  The actual Mexican Independence Day is
September 16, which commemorates Mexican freedom from Spain.  (I only
know this because I used to be librarian at Benito Juarez H.S. in (where
else?) Chicago.

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On Fri, 3 May 1996, Kevin Dellit wrote:

> Cinco de Mayo is May 5th...  Mexico's Independence Day.
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> Kevin Dellit                                Hayden School District RE-1
> kdellit@tripath.colosys.net                 395 W. Jefferson
>                                             Hayden, Colorado  81639
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