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In the U.S., where Cinco de Mayo is typically celebrated with tacos and tequila, the holiday often gets mistaken for Mexico's Independence Day.
Reality check: Decades after Mexico shook off the Spanish empire, a ragtag Mexican army of largely indigenous soldiers defeated a different European power — Napoleon III's invading French forces.
The bottom line: The holiday started catching on in the U.S. a century later. ¡Salud!
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