Cinco de Mayo is NOT Independence Day
Few people remember Napoleon III's attempt to use the turmoil of the American Civil War in the 1860s to sneak past the United States Monroe Doctrine and establish a French client state in Mexico. But did you know, it is in this context, many Mexicans and Americans celebrate Cinco the Mayo each May? https://www.patreon.com/c/HistoryShortsPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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