Happy Cinco de Mayo Day!!!
Is Cinco de Mayo Mexico's Independence Day?
It’s a cause for celebration, but is it “Mexico’s Fourth of July”?
When in 1861 Mexico declared a temporary moratorium on the repayment of foreign debts, English, Spanish, and French troops invaded the country. By April 1862 the English and Spanish had withdrawn, but the French, with the support of wealthy landowners, remained in an attempt to establish a monarchy under Maximilian of Austria and to curb U.S. power in North America. On May 5, 1862, a poorly equipped mestizo and Zapotec force under the command of General Ignacio Zaragoza defeated French troops at the Battle of Puebla, southeast of Mexico City; about 1,000 French troops were killed. Although the fighting continued and the French were not driven out for another five years, the victory at Puebla became a symbol of Mexican resistance to foreign domination. The city, which was later renamed Puebla de Zaragoza, is the site of a museum devoted to the battle, and the battlefield itself is maintained as a park.
Battle of Puebla
Battle of Puebla (1862).
The day is celebrated in the state of Puebla with parades, speeches, and reenactments of the 1862 battle, though it is not much noticed in most of the rest of the country. In the mid-20th-century United States, the celebration of Cinco de Mayo became among Mexican immigrants a way of encouraging pride in their Mexican heritage.
Well Boomer is sort of off restrictions.....I can take him out but I kept his collar on in the car and kept him on leash and not in the water as we walked a total of 5 km here...
It was a beautiful day and I could tell he was so happy to be out again, me too!!
Do you think he is sending a message here??
A bit of a milestone for me today!!!
I was very lucky to get this shot of this very rare bird called a lesser white breasted, yellow beaked webbed foot seagull!!!!
We had fun and he was a great companion!!
Stay safe and healthy!!
Yashi Kochi!!!!
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