Forget 'cinco de drinko' events and learn about the culture and history of Cinco de Mayo at Hecho en Westwood's event on Saturday!
For decades, the history and heritage behind the celebration of Cinco de Mayo has often been drowned out by marketing from big beer companies. Activists in the primarily Mexican-American Westwood neighborhood want to change that, and for the third year in a row, community partners there are holding a wide-ranging celebration of their culture. The event is free to attend and takes places this Saturday, May 6, led by the food-, aid- and art-focused business collective.
That battle occurred in the spring of 1862, when the French army was marching inland through Mexico, intending to topple the capital and seize the country. Instead, the army was routed at the Batalla de Puebla on May 5 by a small force of Mexicans, mainly natives of Zacapoaxtla, Cuetzalan, Nauzontla, Tetela, Xochiapulco and Xochitlán. The Mexican force was severely outmatched in manpower and technology, but still managed to repel the imperialist invaders.
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