Cinco de mayo

"Cinco de mayo" means the 5th of

Cinco de mayo commemorates a battle that took place in

Cinco de mayo is Mexican Independence Day.

• True

• False

Mexican Independence Day takes place in the month of

• May

• October

• September

• February

Cinco de mayo commemorates a victory in the Mexican state of

• Puebla

• Jalisco

• Veracruz

• Sonora

Mexico owed money to... (more than one answer!)

• Great Britain

• France

• Spain

• The United States of America

The President of Mexico at the time was

• Ignacio Zaragoza

• Benito Juárez

• Napoleon III

The emperor of France at the time was

• Ignacio Zaragoza

• Benito Juárez

• Napoleon III

The general that led the Mexican army to victory was

• Ignacio Zaragoza

• Benito Juárez

• Napoleon III

Mexico won the Battle of Puebla by defeating the Spanish

• True

• False