Battle of Puebla
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The Battle of Puebla was an 1862 military engagement during the French intervention in Mexico in which Mexican forces achieved a symbolic victory over the French, commemorated annually as Cinco de Mayo.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Batalla de Puebla
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| associatedWith |
Cinco de Mayo parades and festivities
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Mexican nationalism → |
| belligerent |
Mexico
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Second French Empire → |
| chronology |
occurred early in the French intervention in Mexico
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| combatant |
French forces
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Mexican forces → |
| commander |
Ignacio Zaragoza
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| commemoratedBy |
Cinco de Mayo
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| commemoratedOn |
5 May each year
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| conflict |
French intervention in Mexico
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| country |
Mexico
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| date |
5 May 1862
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| era |
Second French intervention in Mexico
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| followedBy |
French capture of Mexico City
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Siege of Puebla (1863) → |
| FrenchCommander |
Charles Ferdinand Latrille, Comte de Lorencez
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Charles de Lorencez NERFINISHED → |
| hasCasusBelli |
French intervention following suspension of foreign debt payments by Mexico
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| hasCause |
French attempt to establish influence and collect debts in Mexico
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| hasCulturalSignificance |
basis for Cinco de Mayo celebrations, especially in the United States
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symbol of Mexican resistance to foreign intervention → |
| hasLanguage |
Spanish
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| hasLegacy |
Cinco de Mayo as a celebration of Mexican heritage and pride
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| hasParticipant |
French expeditionary corps
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Mexican Army of the East → |
| hasSymbol |
“Las armas nacionales se han cubierto de gloria” (Zaragoza’s famous phrase)
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| location |
City of Puebla
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Puebla, Mexico → |
| MexicanCommander |
Ignacio Zaragoza
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| notableFor |
Mexican defense against a better-equipped French force
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boosting Mexican national morale → |
| opposingForceStrength |
French forces numerically and materially superior to Mexican forces
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| outcome |
halted French advance toward Mexico City temporarily
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| partOf |
19th-century Mexican history
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French intervention in Mexico → history of Mexico → |
| precededBy |
French landing at Veracruz
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| result |
Mexican victory
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| significance |
symbolic victory over the French army
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| tookPlaceNear |
Fort Guadalupe
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Fort Loreto → |
| year |
1862
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Referenced by (9)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza
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Puebla → |
knownFor |
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Battle of Puebla
("Batalla de Puebla")
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alsoKnownAs |
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Cinco de Mayo
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commemorates |
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Puebla
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event |
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Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza
("Battle of Puebla (1862)")
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historicalEventLocation |
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Ignacio Zaragoza
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notableEvent |
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Mexican forces
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participatedIn |
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Ignacio Zaragoza
("Battle of Puebla (1862)")
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significantBattle |