Cinco de Mayo is NOT Independence Day

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Few people remember Napoleon III's attempt to use the turmoil of the American Civil War in the 1860s to sneak past the United States Monroe Doctrine and establish a French client state in Mexico. But did you know, it is in this context, many Mexicans and Americans celebrate Cinco the Mayo each May? https://www.patreon.com/c/HistoryShortsPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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