Lan Barnes wrote: > > Oh, and happy birthday, Mexico (except my understanding, and I'm probably > in error, is that Sept 16th, 1810 was the real independence day -- el > Grito de Dolores).
You understanding is correct. Today is the day when we celebrate Mexican farmers kicking the stuffing out of the French Army. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinco_de_mayo It commemorates an initial victory of Mexican forces led by General Ignacio Zaragoza Seguin over French forces in the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. A common misconception in the United States is that Cinco de Mayo is Mexico's Independence Day; Mexico's Independence Day is September 16. -john -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
