https://padlet.com/michael_valentine/toe0zje9xgg4 Made by Michael Valentine en-us 2019-04-26 16:56:11 UTC 2019-04-29 17:41:40 UTC hello@padlet.com michael_valentine https://padlet.com/michael_valentine/toe0zje9xgg4/wish/354531852 Cinco de Mayo is primarily celebrated in Mexico, in the main area of Puebla where an unlikely victory happened over the French. 
Cinco de Mayo is celebrated on May 5th yearly. ]]> 2019-04-26 17:03:21 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_valentine/toe0zje9xgg4/wish/354531852 michael_valentine https://padlet.com/michael_valentine/toe0zje9xgg4/wish/354535130 The win of Puebla freed the Mexicans from paining the French, British, and Spanish. It was big because it was a sign that the Mexican force as weak as it was able to resist world dominance of the great powers. They did still stay under Spanish control. ]]> 2019-04-26 17:11:31 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_valentine/toe0zje9xgg4/wish/354535130 michael_valentine https://padlet.com/michael_valentine/toe0zje9xgg4/wish/354538031 The battle of Puebla was the main cause for the celebrating of Cinco de Mayo. The Mexican army was much weaker than the stronger French army they faced. ]]> 2019-04-26 17:18:36 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_valentine/toe0zje9xgg4/wish/354538031 michael_valentine https://padlet.com/michael_valentine/toe0zje9xgg4/wish/354540142 Benito Juarez was the president to be elected during the time. When he came into office he was faced with the growing debt the country of mexico had. He would stop paying countries he owed money to including France, Spain, and Great Britain. All 3 countries would send their navies to the Veracruz coast line. Negotiations between Spain and Britain would be made and their armies would withdraw from the area. If he didn't make those sucessful negotiations they wouldn't have won the small war they had. ]]> 2019-04-26 17:23:50 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_valentine/toe0zje9xgg4/wish/354540142 michael_valentine https://padlet.com/michael_valentine/toe0zje9xgg4/wish/354544723 General Ignacio Zaragoza, Texas-born, Fortified the city of Puebla and made it war ready for the assault that the French were about to attack on the city. The odds were highly stacked against as the Mexicans were poorly armed but managed to win ]]> 2019-04-26 17:36:03 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_valentine/toe0zje9xgg4/wish/354544723 michael_valentine https://padlet.com/michael_valentine/toe0zje9xgg4/wish/355117171 General Charles Latrille de Lorencez was the french army leader. He lead his 6,000 french soldiers to the Puebla with heavy artillery behind him. When the showed up on the coast line of varacruz the mexican were forced to retreat early. He would later lose and would withdraw from mexico after the assault]]> 2019-04-29 17:11:32 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_valentine/toe0zje9xgg4/wish/355117171 michael_valentine https://padlet.com/michael_valentine/toe0zje9xgg4/wish/355119899 Napoleon lll was the French president at this time. He sent his troops because he saw the opportunity to make a new empire in Mexico because their army was so weak. He sent his troops alongside the Spanish and British who would withdraw after striking deals with mexico.
Maxamillion]]> 2019-04-29 17:16:58 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_valentine/toe0zje9xgg4/wish/355119899 michael_valentine https://padlet.com/michael_valentine/toe0zje9xgg4/wish/355125470 Maximillian from Austria. He was approached by Napileon to be the emperor of Mexico. He was sought out and thought he would be welcomed when coming into the country by Napoleon but votes were staged and he was  a very hated on arrival. After being in the office for a couple years]]> 2019-04-29 17:27:59 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_valentine/toe0zje9xgg4/wish/355125470 michael_valentine https://padlet.com/michael_valentine/toe0zje9xgg4/wish/355131975 2019-04-29 17:40:27 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_valentine/toe0zje9xgg4/wish/355131975 michael_valentine https://padlet.com/michael_valentine/toe0zje9xgg4/wish/355132329 2019-04-29 17:41:13 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_valentine/toe0zje9xgg4/wish/355132329