The Aftermath: Cinco de Mayo
The Alarmist
The Alarmist
4.4 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 5 May 2022
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca speaks with Gustavo Vázquez-Lozano about the history of Cinco de Mayo. An expert on the Second Mexican Empire, Gustavo walks us through the importance of this historic battle and shares fascinating new details about the clever ways this small band of Mexican soldiers defeated the larger, more sophisticated French army. Afterward, Producer Clayton Early and Fact Checker Chris Smith stop by to see if the verdict still holds up. ¡Feliz Cinco de Mayo Alarmy! Stay safe!
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| 0:32.8 | An area is original. |
| 0:35.9 | Each week we decide who's to blame for historical tragedy, and each week you tell us if we got it right. |
| 0:44.2 | My name is Rebecca Delgado-Smith and this is The Aftermath. |
| 0:49.7 | Hey everyone, thanks for tuning into this episode of The Aftermath. |
| 0:54.0 | Today we're speaking with Gustavo Basquez-Losano. Gustavo is an expert on the Second Mexican Empire. |
| 1:01.2 | He has written extensively about early Christianity and Mexico's history. |
| 1:05.6 | Among his most recent publications are the history of the Aztec Eagles, |
| 1:10.2 | the Mexican pilots in World War II, and the life of Empress Carlada after the failed Mexican |
| 1:16.2 | Empire. Let's hear what he has to say about Cinco de Mayo and the Battle of Puebla. |
| 1:22.4 | Hi Gustavo, thank you so much for joining us today. |
| 1:25.6 | Thank you, Rebecca. Got to be here. |
| 1:28.6 | So our episode is about Cinco de Mayo, but we made sure to explain that it's not in fact Mexican |
| 1:37.1 | Independence Day. That's right. |
| 1:39.3 | Listeners, can you talk about the actual Mexican Independence from Spain leading up to 1821? |
| 1:48.8 | How was it achieved and why did it take so long? |
| 1:53.0 | Okay, just we have to make clear that Mexican Independence Day |
| 2:00.0 | happened four years before the Battle of Cinco de Mayo. |
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