happy cinco de mayo

pgabriel · May 5, 2008

okay, here's the annual question, what does it celebrate

rrj_gamz · May 5, 2008

I can tell you it's not Mexican Independence...That's Sept. 16th...

I think it's the battle of Puebla...So, in other words, another holiday "the man" has generated to sell more beer and margaritas...

desihooper · May 5, 2008

rrj_gamz said:

I can tell you it's not Mexican Independence...That's Sept. 16th...

I think it's the battle of Puebla...So, in other words, another holiday "the man" has generated to sell more beer and margaritas...
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Hooray, man!! Bottoms up!

bladeage · May 5, 2008

Stinko de Mayo.

The Real Shady · May 5, 2008

The 5th of May is not Mexican Independence Day, but it should be! And Cinco de Mayo is not an American holiday, but it should be. Mexico declared its independence from mother Spain on midnight, the 15th of September, 1810. And it took 11 years before the first Spanish soldiers were told and forced to leave Mexico.

So, why Cinco de Mayo? And why should Americans savor this day as well? Because 4,000 Mexican soldiers smashed the French and traitor Mexican army of 8,000 at Puebla, Mexico, 100 miles east of Mexico City on the morning of May 5, 1862.

The French had landed in Mexico (along with Spanish and English troops) five months earlier on the pretext of collecting Mexican debts from the newly elected government of democratic President (and Indian) Benito Juarez. The English and Spanish quickly made deals and left. The French, however, had different ideas.

Under Emperor Napoleon III, who detested the United States, the French came to stay. They brought a Hapsburg prince with them to rule the new Mexican empire. His name was Maximilian; his wife, Carolota. Napoleon's French Army had not been defeated in 50 years, and it invaded Mexico with the finest modern equipment and with a newly reconstituted Foreign Legion. The French were not afraid of anyone, especially since the United States was embroiled in its own Civil War.

The French Army left the port of Vera Cruz to attack Mexico City to the west, as the French assumed that the Mexicans would give up should their capital fall to the enemy -- as European countries traditionally did.

Under the command of Texas-born General Zaragosa, (and the cavalry under the command of Colonel Porfirio Diaz, later to be Mexico's president and dictator), the Mexicans awaited. Brightly dressed French Dragoons led the enemy columns. The Mexican Army was less stylish.

General Zaragosa ordered Colonel Diaz to take his cavalry, the best in the world, out to the French flanks. In response, the French did a most stupid thing; they sent their cavalry off to chase Diaz and his men, who proceeded to butcher them. The remaining French infantrymen charged the Mexican defenders through sloppy mud from a thunderstorm and through hundreds of head of stampeding cattle stirred up by Indians armed only with machetes.

When the battle was over, many French were killed or wounded and their cavalry was being chased by Diaz' superb horsemen miles away. The Mexicans had won a great victory that kept Napoleon III from supplying the confederate rebels for another year, allowing the United States to build the greatest army the world had ever seen. This grand army smashed the Confederates at Gettysburg just 14 months after the battle of Puebla, essentially ending the Civil War.

Union forces were then rushed to the Texas/Mexican border under General Phil Sheridan, who made sure that the Mexicans got all the weapons and ammunition they needed to expel the French. American soldiers were discharged with their uniforms and rifles if they promised to join the Mexican Army to fight the French. The American Legion of Honor marched in the Victory Parade in Mexico, City.

It might be a historical stretch to credit the survival of the United States to those brave 4,000 Mexicans who faced an army twice as large in 1862. But who knows?

In gratitude, thousands of Mexicans crossed the border after Pearl Harbor to join the U.S. Armed Forces. As recently as the Persian Gulf War, Mexicans flooded American consulates with phone calls, trying to join up and fight another war for America.

Mexicans, you see, never forget who their friends are, and neither do Americans. That's why Cinco de Mayo is such a party -- A party that celebrates freedom and liberty. There are two ideals which Mexicans and Americans have fought shoulder to shoulder to protect, ever since the 5th of May, 1862. VIVA! el CINCO DE MAYO!!
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http://www.vivacincodemayo.org/history.htm

blah, blah, blah.... just drink some beer and don't worry about it.

JuLiO-R- · May 5, 2008

Wow I forgot. I'm Mexican....and right now I'm wearing my US soccer jersey.

I think I should change, haha.

ima_drummer2k · May 5, 2008

In before the inevitable Swoly-D post...

IROC it · May 5, 2008

I prefer the mustard.

j/k

Kam · May 5, 2008

I dont want to say what I really think of Cinco De Mayo, cause then i'd get my ass kicked off clutchfans just like how the Mexicans kicked the French's ass.

Gummi Clutch · May 5, 2008

In before the inevitable Swoly-D post...
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I did my part and went to Mission Burritos for lunch

meggoleggo · May 5, 2008

Gummi Clutch said:

I did my part and went to Mission Burritos for lunch
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I went to Taco Cabana today. I REALLY wanted their tortillas. I would have gotten a margarita too, but there's a zero tolerance policy at work....

Miguel · May 5, 2008

ima_drummer2k said:

In before the inevitable Swoly-D post...
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ahaha

JBIIRockets · May 5, 2008

I love cinco de mayo. Definitely one of the better holidays out there.

Party Pizza · May 5, 2008

This is Texas, not Mexico. I drink to celebrate Texas Independence Day (from Mexico).

Asian Sensation · May 5, 2008

14 posts and no "Hispanic"?! That was supposed to be like reply #2.

rodrick_98 · May 5, 2008

9 hrs and no swoly post?

and should the title not be - feliz cinco de mayo?

david_rocket · May 5, 2008

I dont know why the people in the US celebrates this a lot, here, its like an ordinary day, well some schools dont have classes, but others do, and people work too, and why do celebrate this day, only because we win one battle, but we lost the war, like celebrating because the rockets win a playoffs game, but not the playoffs series.

SwoLy-D · May 7, 2008

Sorry I missed this, guys. Everyone knows this "holiday" is only more famous in the U.S. and A. and that it's NOT Mexico's independence.

Also, in the Battle of Puebla, the one for which this day is celebrated, we beat the French. I mean, the FRIKKIN' FRENCH. We shouldn't even celebrate. Those asswipes get beat even by my grandma. Celebrating you beat the FRENCHies is like having a Richmond Avenue parade after we beat the Miami Heat during the regular season. I mean, WTF.

rodrick_98 said:

9 hrs and no swoly post?

and should the title not be - feliz cinco de mayo?
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I am slacking off, guys ... I have had no time for the Clutcho Fansos... and I am depressed from something that happened last Friday/Saturday...

Thanks for remembering me, ima_drummer2k.

Here is my contribution:

a coworker email said:

Most people don't know that back in 1912, Hellmann's mayonnaise as manufactured in England. In fact, the Titanic was carrying 12,000 jars of the condiment scheduled for delivery in Vera Cruz, Mexico, which was to be the next port of call for the great ship after its stop in New York.

This would have been the largest single shipment of mayonnaise ever delivered to Mexico. But as we know, the great ship did not make it to New York. The ship hit an iceberg and sank, and the cargo was forever lost.

The people of Mexico, who were crazy about mayonnaise, and were eagerly awaiting its delivery, were disconsolate at the loss. Their anguish was so great, that they declared a National Day of Mourning, which they still observe to this day.

The National Day of Mourning occurs each year on May 5th and is known, of course, as Sinko De Mayo.
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Angkor Wat · May 7, 2008

I find it funny that a lot of people that celebrate Cinco De Mayo are some of the most racist people on earth. They'll declare they're hate for Mexicans over flooding the USA and then gather with all their buddies and "celebrate" Cinco De Mayo.

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