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Many say Cinco de Mayo, the celebration of the defeat of French forces in Mexico in 1862, is more of an American excuse to party than to celebrate culture. Credit: CALÓ NEWS WIRE
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But some of us, well, we had it in us to feel a moment of pride. We remember the old stories about how Mexico stood up to and eventually defeated the Second French Empire at the Battle of Puebla in 1862. The French sent ferocious combat forces. Some Mexican fought with machetes and pitch forks. The impossible was made possible.
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