Although it started as a Mexican holiday, Cinco de Mayo is as American as apple pie. Normal Americans celebrate by guzzling margaritas, while the unhappy left grumbles about cultural appropriation. But Cinco de Mayo is more than just a party; it’s a nationalist rallying cry in a globalist world.
Cinco de Mayo is not Mexican Independence Day, but it does celebrate Mexico’s national sovereignty. It commemorates Mexico’s underdog victory in the Battle of Puebla against the Second French Empire.
Benito Juarez was elected President of Mexico in 1861, but he was an outsider, atypical of the country’s ruling elite. He was born to a poor family in the rural state of Oaxaca and was orphaned as a child. Forced to work as a servant, he eventually put himself through law school. From there, he worked his way up to Governor of Oaxaca, then the President of Mexico’s Supreme Court and…
