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Revision as of 08:35, 5 May 2008 by 144.92.123.181 (talk)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)hahah fuck fuck árez declared that the anniversary of the Battle of Puebla would be a national holiday, regarded as "Battle of Puebla Day" or just Cinco de Mayo. Although it is recognized as a day of celebration, nowadays it is not a federal holiday in Mexico.
While the Battle of Puebla did not prevent the imminent French takeover of Mexico, it did go as an important morale victory for the Mexican Army. It also gave the Juárez government much needed time to organize its new government that many nations recognized as legitimate. The United States, embroiled in its own conflict, supported the Republican Mexican forces with much of its arms and equipment, including the very uniforms and weapons used by the Union Army in the Civil War. In 1867, the Republican forces defeated Maximilian and his allies, and he was executed by President Benito Juárez.