AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Cinco de Mayo festivities are taking place across the U.S. with music, tacos, tequila and colorful displays of Mexican culture — even if they're not always the most authentic.

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SOUTH LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Today is Cinco de Mayo, the day that commemorates the Mexican Army's victory over the French at the Battle of Puebla back on May 5th, 1862. The holiday is celebrated ...

Cinco de Mayo commemorates the Mexican army's unlikely victory over French ... The Battle of Puebla In the early 1860s, Mexico was dealing with a heavy economical crisis. Years of internal ...

An outnumbered Mexican army — led by Ignacio Zaragoza ... The first American Cinco de Mayo celebrations date back to the 1860s, when Mexicans living in California commemorated the victory ...

Officially, it commemorates the day in 1862 when the Mexican army, under the leadership of General Ignacio Zaragoza, conquered the French forces of Napoleon III at the Battle of Puebla.