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Cinco de Mayo is a yearly celebration held on May 5 to commemorate the victory of an ill-equipped Mexican army over French troops in Puebla on 1862.
Updated: 06 May 2022 9:47 pm

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A person dressed as a woman fighter participates in a re-enactment of The Battle of Puebla as part of Cinco de Mayo celebrations in the Peñon de los Baños neighborhood of Mexico City.

| AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo
People dressed as Zacapoaxtla Indigenous soldiers clash with others playing the part of French soldiers as they reenact The Battle of Puebla as part of Cinco de Mayo celebrations in the Peñon de los Baños neighborhood of Mexico City.

| AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo
People dressed as Zacapoaxtla Indigenous fighters use a machete to cut the hair of a person dressed as a French soldier, as they re-enact The Battle of Puebla as part of Cinco de Mayo celebrations in the Peñon de los Baños neighborhood of Mexico City.

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Women dance with French flags during a re-enactment of The Battle of Puebla as part of Cinco de Mayo celebrations in the Peñon de los Baños neighborhood of Mexico City.

| AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo
A man fires a muzzleloader gun during the re-enactment of The Battle of Puebla as part of Cinco de Mayo celebrations in the Peñon de los Baños neighborhood of Mexico City.

| AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo
A man dressed as a revolutionary Zacapoaxtla Indigenous soldier drinks tequila during the re-enactment of The Battle of Puebla as part of Cinco de Mayo celebrations in the Peñon de los Baños neighborhood of Mexico City.

| AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo
A man dressed as a revolutionary Zacapoaxtla Indigenous soldier marches during the re-enactment of The Battle of Puebla as part of Cinco de Mayo celebrations in the Peñon de los Baños neighborhood of Mexico City.

| AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo
A woman with an image of the Virgin of Guadalupe on her skirt dances during a re-enactment of The Battle of Puebla as part of Cinco de Mayo celebrations in the Peñon de los Baños neighborhood of Mexico City.

| AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo
Women dance during a re-enactment of The Battle of Puebla as part of Cinco de Mayo celebrations in the Peñon de los Baños neighborhood of Mexico City.

| AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo
People dressed as Zacapoaxtla Indigenous people clash with others playing the part of French soldiers as they reenact The Battle of Puebla as part of Cinco de Mayo celebrations in the Peñon de los Baños neighborhood of Mexico City.

| AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo
A man fires a cannon gun during a recreation of the Battle of Puebla between the Zacapoaxtlas Indigenous soldiers and the French army at the Cinco de Mayo celebrations, in the Peñon de los Baños neighborhood of Mexico City.
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