Cinco de Mayo is not a national holiday in Mexico, but if the French Empire had not been defeated in the Battle of Puebla by the Mexican Army on this day in 1862, they would have likely helped the Confederate States of America in the American Civil War and we might be speaking a lot more français today.. wonder what things would look like if the Spaniards never came? :: by lo (templeHAP) :: May 2021 | 2048 x 2048