Cinco de Mayo celebrated in U.S., Mexico
Cinco de Mayo commemorates the victory of an ill-equipped Mexican army over French troops in Puebla on May 5, 1862.
- Dancers perform during Cinco de Mayo celebrations in Portland, Ore., Tuesday, May 5, 2015. Ballet Folklorico Mexico En La Piel performed at the annual Portland event accompanied by the band Mariachi Guadalajara from Jalisco, Mexico. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)
- Walla Walla Community College student Vanesa Alvarado dances to traditional Mexican music provided by Mariachi Tapatio during the school’s mid-day Cinco de Mayo celebration in Walla Walla, Wash., Thursday, May 5, 2016. (Greg Lehman/Walla Walla Union-Bulletin via AP)
- Parade-goers high five a man dressed as a Lucha libre wrestler during the 52nd annual Cinco de Mayo parade Sunday, May, 1, 2016, in Detroit’s Southwest community. Cinco de Mayo commemorates the May 5, 1862 defeat of the invading French army by Mexican forces at Puebla. (Tanya Moutzalias/The Ann Arbor News via AP)
- Marco Hernandez, 5 of Detroit, grabs for a piece a candy thrown out during the 52nd annual Cinco de Mayo parade Sunday, May, 1, 2016, in Detroit’s Southwest community. Cinco de Mayo commemorates the May 5, 1862 defeat of the invading French army by Mexican forces at Puebla. (Tanya Moutzalias/The Ann Arbor News via AP)
- A large Mexican flag is carried down Vernor Hwy during the 52nd annual Cinco de Mayo parade Sunday, May 1, 2016, in Detroit’s Southwest community. Cinco de Mayo commemorates the May 5, 1862 defeat of the invading French army by Mexican forces at Puebla. (Tanya Moutzalias/The Ann Arbor News via AP)
- Horses make their way down Vernor Hwy during the 52nd annual Cinco de Mayo parade Sunday, May, 1, 2016, in Detroit’s Southwest community. Cinco de Mayo commemorates the May 5, 1862 defeat of the invading French army by Mexican forces at Puebla. (Tanya Moutzalias/The Ann Arbor News via AP)
- Minerva Allende, right, dances with her fellow dancers of Cuerpo Escena Comania de Danza from the Institute of Chihuahua in celebration of Cinco de Mayo at the LULAC/Hispanic Heritage of Odessa’s annual Fiesta Lunch at the La Margarita Festival Grounds, Thursday, May, 5, in Odessa, Texas. (Jacob Ford/Odessa American via AP)
- In this Sept. 17, 2015 file photo, pinatas in the likeness of Donald Trump hang for sale outside a Mission District discount store in San Francisco, California. Some U.S. restaurants are planning to break open the Trump pinatas as part of their 2016 “Cinco de Mayo” celebrations. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)
- Local residents dressed as Zacapoaxtla Indians, march during a reenactment of the battle of Puebla between the Zacapoaztlas Indians and French army at the Cinco de Mayo celebrations, in the Penon de los Banos neighborhood of Mexico City, Wednesday, May 5, 2016. Cinco de Mayo commemorates the victory of an ill-equipped Mexican army over French troops in Puebla on May 5, 1862. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
- A man dressed as a revolutionary Zacapoaztla Indian soldier dances during a re-enactment of the battle of Puebla between the Zacapoaztlas Indians and French army at the Cinco de Mayo celebrations, in the Penon de los Banos neighborhood of Mexico City, Wednesday, May 5, 2016. Cinco de Mayo commemorates the victory of an ill-equipped Mexican army over French troops in Puebla on May 5, 1862. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
- A man fires a gunpowder gun during a recreation of the Battle of Puebla between the Zacapoaztlas Indians and French army at the Cinco de Mayo celebrations, in the Penon de los Banos neighborhood of Mexico City, Wednesday, May 5, 2016. Cinco de Mayo commemorates the victory of an ill-equipped Mexican army over French troops in Puebla on May 5, 1862. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
- Local residents dressed as Zacapoaxtla Indians, left, and French soldiers, right, clash during a reenactment of the battle of Puebla during Cinco de Mayo celebrations, in the Penon de los Banos neighborhood of Mexico City, Wednesday, May 5, 2016. Cinco de Mayo commemorates the victory of an ill-equipped Mexican army over French troops in Puebla on May 5, 1862. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
- A man dressed as a revolutionary Zacapoaztla Indian soldier poses for a picture during a reenactment of the battle of Puebla between the Zacapoaztlas Indians and French army at the Cinco de Mayo celebrations, in the Penon de los Banos neighborhood of Mexico City, Wednesday, May 5, 2016. Cinco de Mayo commemorates the victory of an ill-equipped Mexican army over French troops in Puebla on May 5, 1862. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)