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Cinco De Mayo Original Poster

WHAT IS Cinco de Mayo all about?

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Cinco De Mayo Original Poster

Cinco de Mayo, a Brief History

Cinco de Mayo has its roots in the French occupation of Mexico, which took place in the aftermath of the Mexican-American War of 1846-48, the Mexican Civil War of 1858, and the 1860 Reform Wars.  These wars left the Mexican Treasury nearly bankrupt. On July 17, 1861, Mexican President Benito Juárez issued a moratorium in which all foreign debt payments would be suspended for two years.  In response, France, Britain, and Spain sent naval forces to Veracruz to demand reimbursement. Britain and Spain negotiated with Mexico and withdrew, but France, at the time ruled by Napoleon III, decided to use the opportunity to establish a Latin empire in Mexico that would favor French interests, the Second Mexican Empire.

French invasion

Late in 1861, a well-armed French fleet stormed Veracruz, landing a large French force and driving President Juárez and his government into retreat.   Moving on from Veracruz towards Mexico City, the French army encountered heavy resistance from the Mexicans near Puebla, at the Mexican forts of Loreto and Guadalupe.   The 8,000-strong  French army attacked the much smaller and poorly equipped Mexican army of 4,500.  Yet, on May 5, 1862, the Mexicans managed to decisively crush the French army, then considered “the premier army in the world.”

Mexican Victory

The victory represented a significant morale boost to the Mexican army and the Mexican people at large. In the description of The History Channel, “Although not a major strategic win in the overall war against the French, Zaragoza’s success at Puebla represented a great symbolic victory for the Mexican government and bolstered the resistance movement.”  The description of Time magazine was: “The Puebla victory came to symbolize unity and pride for what seemed like a Mexican David defeating a French Goliath.”  It helped establish a much-needed sense of national unity and patriotism.

We will re-open Saturday March 30th, 2013 at 11:00am.

SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 2013 IS CUSTOMER APPRECIATION DAY

COME TO CELEBRATE WITH US OUR FIFTH ANNIVERSARY AND TASTE OUR TRADITIONAL CHOCOLATE MEXICAN CAKE & CINNAMON STICKS

TE ESPERAMOS !!!!

We will re-open Saturday March 30th, 2013 at 11:00am.

DONT FORGET TO TRY OUR DELICIOUS MARGARITAS

We will be closed from December 23,2012 to January 7,2013.

We will re-open on Tuesday January 8,2013.

TRY YOUR TALENT AND HAVE FUN !!!!!

WEDNESDAY  July 11 and July 25, 2012

From —  5:00 pm  To 9:00 pm

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We look forward to seeing and hearing you!!!!

Customer Appreciation Day

Friday 30th and Saturday 31th of March

MEXICAN CHOCOLATE CAKE

AND CINNAMON SUGAR STICKS

Thank you for your continued patronage and support of Amiga’s Bistro Simcoe.

We look forward to serving you on this very special occasion and throughout the entire year. Come on down to 32 Norfolk Street in downtown Simcoe.

” COME TO CELEBRATE WITH US THIS SPECIAL DAY ”

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We look forward to seeing you all here.

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM YOUR FRIENDS AND STAFF OF AMIGAS BISTRO!!!