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1 online resource (45 min.) |
Summary |
Each May 5th, Cinco de Mayo celebrations are held in cities throughout the United States. But few people know the holiday's significance. It's a story that began on a sweltering morning, May 5, 1862, in the city of Puebla, Mexico and surrounding forts, when an ill-equipped Mexican Army, along with Zacapoaxtla Indians and regular citizens, beat the invading French Army. Filmed in Mexico and the US, this is the riveting story -- from events leading up to the bloody battle and the aftermath. Today, the memory of French occupation has faded, except for Cinco de Mayo -- the day the Mexicans defeated the most powerful army in the world |
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Title from resource description page (viewed June 19, 2018) |
Performer |
Narrator: Henry Cisneros ; interviews with: Victor Landa, Gary Keller, Victor Manuel Ruiz Naufal, Irving Levinson, Benny Martinez, Miguel Diaz, Graciela Orozco, Veronica Zárate, Amparo Gómez Tepexicuapan, Luis Barjau Martinez |
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In English |
Subject |
Cinco de Mayo (Mexican holiday)
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Puebla, Battle of, Puebla de Zaragoza, Mexico, 1862.
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Cinco de Mayo (Mexican holiday)
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SUBJECT |
Mexico -- History -- European intervention, 1861-1867.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85084584
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Mexico.
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Mexico -- Puebla de Zaragoza.
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Documentary television programs.
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History.
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Made-for-TV movies.
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Documentary television programs.
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Made-for-TV movies.
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Documentaires télévisés.
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Téléfilms.
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Streaming video
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Author |
Galán, Héctor, director, producer
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Cisneros, Henry, narrator
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Arts and Entertainment Network, publisher.
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Galán Incorporated, production company.
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