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CONTEXTO
To understand the Battle of Puebla and the significance
of el Cinco de
Mayo, it is important to study the sociohistorical context of
Mexico around 1862. In short, the European Monarchs were desirous
of restoring the empires they had lost in the Americas. While
the U.S. was distracted by a civil war, Napoleón III took
advantage of Mexico. The pretext was a request by Mexico to forbear
a debt payment. The allies of the French in Mexico were the old
guard Conservatives in the government and the army. President
Benito Juárez went into exile in El Paso del Norte, and
Napoleon's puppet emperor of Mexico was an Austrian Archduke recruited
for the purpose: Maximiliano. Benito Juárez returned to
power after five years of French Intervention when pressures in
Europe distracted Napoleón. The Battle of el Cinco de Mayo,
at the beginning of the French Intervention, remained aa an incentive
to continue the resistence during the five years.
An
article from La Universidad de Guadalajara
Situación Geográfica
Geography of Puebla
Song: El Quetzal
Song: La Cordillera Volcánica
Grupos Indígenas
Native People
Song: ¿Qué Eres Tú?
Ciudades Cities
Song: Rompecabezas
Artesanía y Comida
Crafts and Food
Song: Artesanía Poblana
Song: Mi Abuelo
Mole Poblano Recipe
Song: Mole, Mole
Chocolate Caliente
Recipe
Song: Café, Café
Ponche de Granada Recipe
Song: Ponche de Granada
Song: Se Vende Pan
Danzas y Fiestas Dances
and Festivals
Song: Los Tocotines
Song: La China Poblana
Song: Baile China Poblana
Song: Vamos a la Fiesta
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