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Hundreds of participants in full suit met in Mexico City on Monday to mark the Mexican victory of 1862 on French forces during the battle of Puebla.
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Dressed in Mexican and French soldiers, they reconstituted the improbable triumph, when a smaller and poorly equipped Mexican force defeated the French army better armed under Napoleon III.
The tradition of Mexico City, celebrated each year on May 5 in a popular district, was transmitted during generations and was appointed cultural heritage by the city government in 2023.
Although widely celebrated in the United States under the name of Cinco de Mayo, the date is not an official holiday in Mexico and receives little attention in a large part of the country.
