Cinco de Mayo a celebration of Mexican heritage, culture
Cinco de Mayo celebrates the legendary Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, in which a Mexican force of 4,500 men faced 6,000 well-trained French soldiers. The battle lasted four hours and ended in a victory for the Mexican army under Gen. Ignacio Zaragoza. Along with Mexican Independence Day on Sept. 16, Cinco de Mayo has become a time to celebrate Mexican heritage and culture.
The number of U.S. residents of Mexican origin, according to the 2010 Census, is 31.8 million. These residents accounted for about three-quarters (63 percent) of the 50.5 million Hispanics and increased 54 percent, growing from 20.6 million in 2000 to 31.8 million in 2010.
Sixty-one percentage of the Mexican-origin population in the United States reside in California (11.4 million) and Texas (8 million) in 2010.
These days with all the horrific slaughter of Mexicans by Mexicans just possibly, maybe the cultural and heritage should be toned down. Nine bodies hanging from a bridge, 14 headless corpses stuffed in a car as the latest bloody violence in Mexica shows another side of life or death in Mexico.
Is it any wonder why peoole of Mexico want to come the America? They desperately need to clean up the mess in Mexico but it ain’t goine to happen. Sad.