Cinco de Mayo

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

Education, History

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🗓️ 5 May 2023

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Every year Mexico and Mexican culture are celebrated during the holiday of Cinco de Mayo, which in Spanish just means May 5th. However, many people, especially those outside of Mexico, have no idea what exactly is being celebrated on May 5, and many of those who think they know have the wrong idea. The location of most of the Cinco de Mayo celebrations is also surprising to most people as well. Learn more about Cinco de Mayo and the real reason for the celebration on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors BetterHelp is an online platform that provides therapy and counseling services to individuals in need of mental health support. The platform offers a range of communication methods, including chat, phone, and video sessions with licensed and accredited therapists who specialize in different areas, such as depression, anxiety, relationships, and more. Get 10% off your first month at BetterHelp.com/Everywhere ButcherBox is the perfect solution for anyone looking to eat high-quality, sustainably sourced meat without the hassle of going to the grocery store. With ButcherBox, you can enjoy a variety of grass-fed beef, heritage pork, free-range chicken, and wild-caught seafood delivered straight to your door every month. Visit ButcherBox.com/Daily to get 10% off and free chicken thighs for a year. InsideTracker provides a personal health analysis and data-driven wellness guide to help you add years to your life—and life to your years. Choose a plan that best fits your needs to get your comprehensive biomarker analysis, customized Action Plan, and customer-exclusive healthspan resources. For a limited time, Everything Everywhere Daily listeners can get 20% off InsideTracker’s new Ultimate Plan. Visit InsideTracker.com/eed. Subscribe to the podcast! https://link.chtbl.com/EverythingEverywhere?sid=ShowNotes -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Peter Bennett & Thor Thomsen Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Update your podcast app at newpodcastapps.com Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Every year Mexico and Mexican culture is celebrated during the holiday of Cinco de Mayo,
0:05.0	which in Spanish just means May 5th.
0:08.0	However, many people, especially those outside of Mexico,
0:11.0	have no idea exactly what is being celebrated on May 5th and many of
0:15.5	those who think they know have the wrong idea. The location of most of the Cinco de
0:20.1	Mio celebrations is also surprising to most people as well.
0:23.0	Learn more about Cinco de Mayo and the real reason for the celebration on this
0:28.1	episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. The If you live in Mexico, there's a very good chance that you know historically what
0:48.6	Cinco de Mayo is all about. If you live in the United States, you might generally know it as a Mexican holiday?
0:55.0	And if you live outside of North America, there's a good chance you may have never heard of it at all, and this is your first exposure to it.
1:02.0	Cinco de Mayo has largely become a celebration of Mexican culture and of Mexico.
1:07.3	Many people outside of Mexico think that Cinco de Mayo is the Mexican Independence Day, and it is not.
1:14.0	Mexican Independence Day or Dia de la Independencia
1:18.0	is actually on September 16th.
1:20.0	So if it isn't a celebration of Mexican independence, what exactly is being celebrated on May 5th?
1:27.0	Cinco de Mayo, or the 5th of May, is a holiday that commemorates the Mexican Army's victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862.
1:37.0	To understand why this victory was so important and it was celebrated, it's necessary to know the event surrounding the Battle of Puebla.
1:45.0	Mexico had achieved its independence from Spain a full 50 years earlier in 1810.
1:50.0	As with most newly independent countries in the Western Hemisphere, Mexico had a hard time financially in its first few decades of existence, and was under the burden of heavy debt.
2:00.0	In particular, Mexico had fought two costly wars, the Mexican-American War with the United States, and the Reform War which was a civil war regarding the role of the Catholic Church in Mexico.
2:11.0	These wars left Mexico bankrupt, and on July 17th 1861 Mexican President Benito
2:17.2	Juarez declared a two-year moratorium on the payment of foreign debts owed to
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