Enjoy Cinco de Mayo, which celebrates Mexico's victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla in 1862. The Mexicans were outnumbered by about 2 to 1.
What most people don't realize is that even though this was a temporary setback in France's push to occupy Mexico, it did not completely stop their advance, and within a year, the French had occupied the country and installed Emperor Maximillian I. He lasted about four years or so.
The holiday is a much bigger deal in the USA than it is in Mexico, except perhaps in the state of Puebla. The country''s independence day is 16 September.
We owe the Mexicans a great debt. We could be speaking French and eating crêpes in the Southwest USA.
If you're going to Arizona to enjoy the celebration, be sure to bring your passports or birth certificates.
If you are going to Mexico, bring your AK-47.
And a shout-out to the Phoenix Suns for their 'Los Suns' jerseys!
"In Mexico an air conditioner is called a politician because it makes a lot of noise but doesn't work very well." -- Len Deighton
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