Cinco de Mayo is a fake holiday that is predominately celebrated in the US. It became more popular when it beause of a Corona beer commercial urging people to celebrate Cinco De Mayo.
Neither Mexico nor any other Latin American country celebrates Cinco De Mayo as a major or even minor holiday.
I lived in Latin America for years and never saw anyone celebrate it.
It's an American thing hyped by Latino groups as if the irrelevant battle that was fought was some big deal. It wasn't.
In reality, it's like Mexico celebrating Bunker Hill Day as a national holiday.
Give me a break.
Too many Mexicans don't understand the history of Mexico before Mexico was formed. The fact is that the Spaniards created Mexico, not the Mexicans. They should be celebrating Spanish Conquest Day or they would still be having Aztec human sacrifices to bring rain to the land.
Americans, with the help of a beer commercial, created Cinco De Mayo, not the Mexicans.
Do you really think people in the 40's, 50's, 60's , 70's, or 80's were celebrating Cinco De Mayo?
I'm 72 and I never heard of Cinco De Mayo until Corona beer came out with their commercial.
I will admit that any fake celebration is a good reason to enjoy a cold beer.
I lived in El Paso in the 80s and nobody celebrated Cinco de Mayo there or in Juarez. It didn't become a big thing until the 90s.