Comments on: The Real Meaning of Cinco De Mayo http://www.latinworld.com/2009/the-real-meaning-of-cinco-de-mayo.htm Latin America Information Thu, 22 Sep 2011 10:38:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Admin http://www.latinworld.com/2009/the-real-meaning-of-cinco-de-mayo.htm/comment-page-1#comment-201008 Admin Thu, 19 May 2011 22:11:24 +0000 http://www.latinworld.com/?p=925#comment-201008 Thanks for catching that Thanks for catching that

]]> By: Chris http://www.latinworld.com/2009/the-real-meaning-of-cinco-de-mayo.htm/comment-page-1#comment-192362 Chris Thu, 05 May 2011 22:51:34 +0000 http://www.latinworld.com/?p=925#comment-192362 As an ill-informed gringo, I very much appreciate the description and history lesson. Thanks! As an ill-informed gringo, I very much appreciate the description and history lesson. Thanks!

]]> By: LisaY http://www.latinworld.com/2009/the-real-meaning-of-cinco-de-mayo.htm/comment-page-1#comment-192159 LisaY Thu, 05 May 2011 14:45:06 +0000 http://www.latinworld.com/?p=925#comment-192159 Should this date be 1857?: "In 1957 the military abolished the Constitution, giving President Comonfort total power; however, in a strange twist in Latin American history, Comonfort refused to follow along with his own allies in the military and fled the country" Should this date be 1857?:

“In 1957 the military abolished the Constitution, giving President Comonfort total power; however, in a strange twist in Latin American history, Comonfort refused to follow along with his own allies in the military and fled the country”

]]> By: Maria Hartoularos http://www.latinworld.com/2009/the-real-meaning-of-cinco-de-mayo.htm/comment-page-1#comment-12515 Maria Hartoularos Wed, 05 May 2010 17:08:05 +0000 http://www.latinworld.com/?p=925#comment-12515 Excellent synopsis of the 5 de Mayo or Batalla de Puebla. Excellent synopsis of the 5 de Mayo or Batalla de Puebla.

]]> By: shae lopez http://www.latinworld.com/2009/the-real-meaning-of-cinco-de-mayo.htm/comment-page-1#comment-12513 shae lopez Wed, 05 May 2010 16:29:32 +0000 http://www.latinworld.com/?p=925#comment-12513 this is awesome!I may be half black half Mexican but this has alot of infomation for a fifth grader like me! this is awesome!I may be half black half Mexican but this has alot of infomation for a fifth grader like me!

]]> By: Sergio Vinales http://www.latinworld.com/2009/the-real-meaning-of-cinco-de-mayo.htm/comment-page-1#comment-643 Sergio Vinales Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:52:03 +0000 http://www.latinworld.com/?p=925#comment-643 As a Mexican I must congratulate you for the accuracy of this information. 5 de Mayo is so popular for marketing reasons, the US needed a Mexican holiday and it's much easier for an american to say "Cinco de Mayo" than "Dieciséis de Septiembre" As a Mexican I must congratulate you for the accuracy of this information. 5 de Mayo is so popular for marketing reasons, the US needed a Mexican holiday and it’s much easier for an american to say “Cinco de Mayo” than “Dieciséis de Septiembre”

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