Recommended Links
Bon
Appétit: Cinco de Mayo Menus
Site features dozens of Mexican recipes taken from the magazine Bon
Appétit.
Cinco
de Mayo
World Book feature celebrates Mexican heritage.
Cinco
de Mayo, Fiesta 2000
English version of the "official" homepage for the Cinco de Mayo festival.
Cinco
de Mayo History
Story of the battle Cinco de Mayo commemorates.
Cinco
de Mayo at Web Holidays
Web Holidays provides a brief explanation of Cinco de Mayo, facts about
Mexico, Mexican recipes, craft suggestions, and more.
Happy
Cinco de Mayo
Web Holidays provides a brief explanation of Cinco de Mayo, facts about Mexico,
Mexican recipes, craft suggestions, and more.
History
of Cinco de Mayo
Page tells what Mexicans are celebrating on Cinco de Mayo; text excerpted
from soc.culture.mexican's FAQ.
Learn Spanish:
A Free Online Tutorial
Study Spanish offers free Spanish lessons over the Internet. (Donations are
gladly accepted, but not required.) Site may be used by individuals or entire
classes. Although this site is not intended to replace traditional language
instruction, it provides a great introduction to Spanish for the beginning
language learner as well as practice and review for more advanced students.
Mexican Holidays:
Cinco de Mayo
Mexico Online explains the history and significance of Cinco De Mayo, which
commemorates the defeat of the French army by the Mexicans at The Battle
Of Puebla in 1862.
Origin
of Cinco de Mayo
Text for this page and illustrations were created by ESL and Spanish students
from Vista Middle School in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
A
Positive Light - Cinco de Mayo, the Real Story
Victory over Napoleon's army not only sparked Mexican pride, but may have
saved the United States.
The
Significance of "Cinco de Mayo"
Corrects popular misconceptions about Cinco de Mayo and relates the holiday's
background.