2.11: Cinco de Mayo is Not Mexican Independence Day

First Name Basis Podcast

Jasmine Bradshaw

How To, Parenting, Education, Kids & Family

5 • 629 Ratings

🗓️ 1 May 2020

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

It seems like we need to shout it from the rooftops because most Americans are pretty convinced that Cinco de Mayo is Mexican Independence Day, and that is just not true.

Cinco de Mayo is the commemoration of Mexico’s victory over the French in the Battle of Puebla. It was an amazing feat for the 2,000 Mexican soldiers to stave off the large army of 6,000 French soldiers.

In this episode we discuss:

The true history of Cinco de Mayo.
What it looks like to celebrate respectfully.
Things you should avoid during the celebration.

Articles, Studies, & Podcasts Referenced in the Episode

“The Real History of Cinco de Mayo,” NPR

Cinco de Mayo, History.com

“Teaching Kids the Real Meaning of Cinco de Mayo in a Fun Way,” Growing Up Bilingual

“The Best Cinco de Mayo Crafts to Teach Kids About Mexican Culture and Traditions,” Growing Up Bilingual

Song Credit: “Away” by Geographer and “Beach Disco” by Dougie Wood

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0:00.0	You're listening to the First Name Basis podcast, Season 2, Episode 11. Cinco de Mayo is not Mexican Independence Day.
0:15.5	Welcome to First Name Basis, a community of parents committed to making the transformation from good
0:22.0	intentions to confident action. Join us each week as we cover critical topics and answer the
0:27.4	questions you've never felt comfortable asking. We'll use the lessons we learned to teach our
0:31.8	children about race, religion, and culture. I'm your host, Jasmine Bradshaw.
0:36.5	Music religion and culture. I'm your host, Jasmine Bradshaw.
0:58.8	Hello, First NameBasis, fam. I am so glad you are here here. Okay friends, Cinco de Mayo is coming right up and every year I just want to shout it from the rooftops. Cinco de Mayo is not Mexican Independence Day.
1:06.3	But the thing is, it totally makes sense that people think that it's Mexican Independence Day
1:12.3	because I specifically remember learning that when I was in school.
1:17.0	Did you learn that growing up, that Cinco de Mayo was Mexican Independence Day?
1:21.7	Well, it's not.
1:23.6	So in this episode, we're going to chat about what really happened on Cinco de Mayo, the do's and don'ts of celebrating Cinco de Mayo, and what does the real Mexican Independence Day September 16th look like?
1:37.2	I was listening to a story on NPR and they said that only about 22% of Americans know the real meaning behind Cinco de Mayo. And the statistic
1:47.3	kind of made me laugh because they explained that the place where they got it from is Avocados from
1:53.2	Mexico, the company. I'm sure you've heard that jingle. It goes, Avocados from Mexico. So they said
2:00.4	that this company sponsored a study to figure out how many Americans
2:05.1	really know what Cinco de Mayo is all about and the number that they came up with is 22%, which is very,
2:11.8	very tiny. So I want to share with you the real deal what actually happened on Cinco de Mayo since it's not
2:19.7	Mexican Independence Day.
2:21.4	So all of this went down in 1861.
2:24.6	And in this time, the Mexican government owed the European government some money.
2:30.4	And the French, British, and Spanish navies came to Mexico to collect this money. Well,
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