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Mexican Holidays: Cinco de Mayo - English
URL: http://www.mexonline.com/cinco.htm

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Explains the history and significance of Cinco De Mayo, which commemorates the defeat of the French army by the Mexicans at The Battle Of Puebla in 1862. From Mexico Online.

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History of Cinco de Mayo - English
URL: http://soil-physics.nmsu.edu/vista/esl/m5_faq.html

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Explains what Mexicans are celebrating on Cinco de Mayo; text excerpted from soc.culture.mexican's FAQ.

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Cinco de Mayo in Mexico - English, Spanish
URL: http://www.inside-mexico.com/featurecinco.htm

Provides a history of Cinco de Mayo, as well as a description of the celebration that takes place in Mexico.

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A Positive Light - Cinco de Mayo, the Real Story - English
URL: http://www.execpc.com/~shepler/cincodemayo.html

se selecciona por filtros: Humor y diversiones, Publicaciones, Compras

Tells how victory over Napoleon's army not only sparked Mexican pride, but may have saved the United States.

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The Holiday Zone: Cinco de Mayo Recipes - English
URL: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Troy/9087/cinco/crecipes.html

Small collection of recipes for popular Mexican foods.

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CNN - Almanac - Russian
URL: http://www.CNN.ru/almanac/9705/05/

Provides information on the 5th of May, 1997, and also about the events and holidays that happened on this day.

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Cinco de Mayo - English
URL: http://latino.sscnet.ucla.edu/demo/cinco.html

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Cinco de Mayo is a date of great importance for the Mexican and Chicano communities. It marks the victory of the Mexican Army over the French at the Battle of Puebla. Althought the Mexican army was eventually defeated, the "Batalla de Puebla" came to represent a symbol of Mexican unity and patriotism.

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