1. “The good, the bad, & the ugly.”
Cinco de Mayo
“The good, the bad,
& the ugly.”

2. Uh……
Hey, when is Cinco de Mayo?

3. Cinco de mayo is the feeth of may.

4. Dude, what’s the big deal?
It’s Mexico’s Independence. It’s totally sweet.
Dude, what’s the big deal?

5. Eet eez not Mexico’s independence day
Eet eez not Mexico’s independence day. Eet eez a celebration of a great battle, after they were already independent.

6. NOT Mexico’s Independence Day
Already independent from Spain 1810
Civil War
In debt to: England
Spain
France

7. And now for: The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly

8. The Good Benito Juarez El presidente Indigenous 1857 new consitution
Equal rights for Indians
Worked to raise living standards or rural poor

9. Ignacio Zaragoza Seguin
The Good
Mexican General
Ignacio Zaragoza Seguin
Led small (less than 4500 troops) militia at Puebla
No military tactic training
Experienced in guerilla warfare

10. The Bad Napoleon III of France Nephew of famous Napoleon I
Rocky political life:
Exiled, dictator, emperor of France

11. Reasons he invaded
Wanted money
Wanted to expand empire

12. General Laurencez Led French troops at Puebla
Thought Mexico easy to defeat
Arrogance cost France the battle

13. Empress Carlota Wife of appointed Emperor Maximiliano
Couldn’t have kids
Tried to adopt/kidnap a mexican heir to help win support of Mexicans
Returned to Europe & went crazy

14. The Ugly Emperor Maximiliano
Archduke of Austria named Emporer of Mexico (by Napoleon III)
No understanding of Mexico
Executed Benito Juarez supporters

15. The Battle

16. The Battle of Puebla May 5, 1862 # of French troops more than 6500
# of Mexican troops less than 4500

17. How Mexico Won the Battle

18. It ain’t over ‘til the fat mujer sings!
Maximiliano ruled in turmoil without much support from home
He was executed in 1867 (5 years after the Battle of Puebla)

19. Vote for Pedro and I weel make Cinco de Mayo an American holiday weeth no school.

20. Why should Americans celebrate, too?
Our civil war was during the same time period
Napoleon III had plans to invade and aide the South to weaken US and possibly take it over
Honest Abe supported Benito Juarez (Monroe Doctrine)
What would be different had France remained in power in Mexico?

21. I still don’t know when Cinco de Mayo is….
Me, either.