Cinco de Mayo a Mexican import? No, it's as American as July 4, prof says - CNN.com | Cultural Geography | Scoop.it
From edition.cnn.com - May 5, 2012 4:35 PM
Cinco de Mayo isn't a Mexican holiday but rather an American one created by Latinos in the West during the Civil War, a UCLA professor says in a new book.

 

We all know that Cinco de Mayo is more important in the United States then it is in Mexico, but it's origins as a holiday were on both sides of the border.