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Cinco de Mayo
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Each May 5th, Cinco de Mayo celebrations are held in cities throughout the United States, but few people understand the holiday's meaning. This A&E Special recounts the events that centered on the ...
Each May 5th, Cinco de Mayo celebrations are held in cities throughout the United States, but few people understand the holiday's meaning. This A&E Special recounts the events that centered on the sweltering May morning in 1862 when an ill-equipped Mexican army, along with Zacapoaxtla Indians and ordinary citizens, defeated an invading French army in a history-changing battle. A riveting story?
Details
- Creator
- A&E Television Networks, LLC
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2010]
- ©2004
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (1 video file (45 min.)) : sound, color
- digital
- data file
- OCLC
- ocn878700300
- Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on December 02, 2010.
- Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
- Closed-captioned.
- What is Cinco de Mayo? (2:52) -- Mexico's Post War Recession (2:37) -- Europeans Land in Veracruz (3:42) -- Patriotic Call to Arms (2:30) -- Cinco de Mayo (3:08) -- Indigenous Puebla Fighters (3:06) -- United Against Invasion (1:53) -- Puebla de Zaragoza (2:04) -- First National Cinco de Mayo Celebration (2:46) -- French Rule Mexico (1:53) -- Mexico's Conservatives Welcome Foreign Rule (2:48) -- French Contra Guerrillas (2:29) -- French Troops Leave Mexico (2:22) -- Empress of Mexico (2:03) -- Foreign Emperor Sentenced to Death (3:00) -- New Beginning for Mexican Republic (2:54) -- Legacy of Cinco de Mayo (2:20) -- Credits: Cinco de Mayo (0:31) -- test2 (7:16)