Remezcla https://remezcla.com/tag/cinco-de-mayo/ Our Thing Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:30:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://remezcla.com/wp-content/themes/remezcla/assets/images/social/precomposed-144x144.png Remezcla https://remezcla.com/tag/cinco-de-mayo/ 144 144 5 Restaurant Deals To Take From The Gringos on Cinco de Mayo https://remezcla.com/food/cinco-de-mayo-restaurant-drink-deals-claim-2023/ Fri, 05 May 2023 19:06:53 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?p=347368 Cinco de Mayo (May 5) is upon us, which means there will be plenty of discounts and freebies at some of the most popular restaurant chains in the U.S. While anyone who is not Mexican should be using today to learn the history of this day and support small local Mexican-owned businesses (and no, that

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]]> “Las Mañanitas” restaurant in Madrid wins the Dubai 2023 “Taco de Oro” award "Las Mañanitas" restaurant in Madrid wins the Dubai 2023 "Taco de Oro" award. Photo: Juan Carlos Rojas (Photo by Juan Carlos Rojas/picture alliance via Getty Images) Cinco de Mayo’s Hidden Link to Black & Brown Solidarity https://remezcla.com/culture/cinco-de-mayo-black-brown-solidarity/ Mon, 06 May 2019 17:11:27 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?p=261019 Nowadays, Cinco de Mayo in the United States is largely reduced to bottomless margaritas and people wearing sombreros and mustaches (please don’t do this). Though the origins of the day – which celebrates Mexican soldiers’ defeat of the French in Puebla in 1862 – in the US are mostly forgotten, it has roots in Black

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]]> Spanish Dancers Posing for the Crowd Photo by KathyDewar / iStock Unreleased Trade Cinco de Mayo Parties for This #CincoDeDACA Fundraiser & Support Undocumented Immigrants https://remezcla.com/culture/cinco-de-daca-fundraiser-cinco-de-mayo/ Fri, 04 May 2018 19:06:45 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?p=240377 On Saturday, people in the United States will celebrate their favorite Mexican holiday, Cinco de Mayo. While it’s become an occasion to drink and wear sombreros and fake mustaches (please don’t do this) in the United States, Cinco de Mayo – a day many in the US confuse with Mexico’s independence day – commemorates the

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]]> Hat Sombrero Mexican Blanket Photo by sassy1902 / iStock / Getty Images Plus Pence Hosted the Most Vanilla Cinco de Mayo Reception in White House History https://remezcla.com/culture/pence-cinco-de-mayo-vanilla-af/ Fri, 05 May 2017 15:26:43 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?p=217504 On the eve of Cinco de Mayo – the day many in the United States confuse with Mexico’s independence day but that actually commemorates the 1862 Battle of Puebla, where the Mexican army defeated the invading French – the White House broke with a 16-year tradition. For the first time, in almost two decades, the

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]]> white house cinco de mayo_culture_pete souza Dancers perform at the Cinco de Mayo reception in the Rose Garden of the White House, May 5, 2010. Courtesy of Official White House, Photo by Pete Souza For the First Time in 16 Years, the President Won’t Host a Cinco de Mayo Celebration https://remezcla.com/culture/cinco-de-mayo-donald-trump/ Wed, 03 May 2017 21:15:20 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?p=217321 On May 5, 2016, then-presidential candidate Donald Trump fired off a tweet for Cinco de Mayo. “The best taco bowls are made in Trump Tower Grill,” he wrote. “I love Hispanics!” But in 2017, it appears Trump won’t be breaking taco bowls bread with any Mexicans or Mexicans Americans to commemorate the 1862 Battle of Puebla.

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]]> cinco de mayo_culture Creative Commons "Dancers at the annual Cinco de Mayo Festival in Washington, D.C.” by dbking is licensed under CC BY 2.0 Sophie Cruz Met With President Obama on Cinco de Mayo, But Her Undocumented Parents Couldn’t Join Her https://remezcla.com/culture/obama-sophie-cruz-cinco-de-mayo/ Fri, 06 May 2016 17:04:56 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?p=178735 As tons of bros bro’d out during Mexican Independence Day Cinco de Mayo, the White House held its annual celebration to honor the Mexican community. The live telecast kicked off with Maná performing their hits and ended with President Barack Obama addressing the audience and calling the event a fiesta. Before he got to serious matters,

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]]> Forget Cinco de Mayo, Celebrate Cinco de Cuatro With Your Cuates Instead https://remezcla.com/film/forget-cinco-de-mayo-celebrate-cinco-de-cuatro-with-your-cuates-instead/ Mon, 04 May 2015 18:17:36 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?p=120054 Who's down?

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]]> Arrested-development-96 cinco de cuatro The Other Side of Cinco De Mayo: The Wild Life of California’s Last Mexican Governor Pío Pico https://remezcla.com/culture/cinco-de-mayo-pio-pico-california-mexican-governor/ Wed, 01 May 2013 21:43:26 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?p=49798 This Cinco de Mayo pour one out for Pío Pico, California's first governor - the man credited with using ox-horns as cups to drink liquor out of, aka A BAWSE.

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]]> Win Tickets to "Cinco De Mayo: La Batalla," Movie And Learn What The Holiday is Actually About https://remezcla.com/film/win-tickets-to-cinco-de-mayo-la-batalla-movie-los-angeles/ Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:24:09 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?p=49219 Win two tickets to this movie, and become the only person at the bar who actually knows what Cinco de Mayo is about.

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]]> Cinco de Mayo | 5 Crazy, Sexy, & Cool Margarita Recipes https://remezcla.com/food/cinco-de-mayo-margarita-recipes-5/ Fri, 04 May 2012 20:01:19 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?p=36683 Cinco de Mayo is right around la esquina and you still don’t have enough margaritas to serve to the many friends you’re expecting to come over and naw on that pork shoulder. The margarita recipes you do plan to make are uninspired and boring. Well, that’s a problem; por suerte, we’ve got a solution. Shake

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