Patron sends a drone through its tequila hacienda to show the process. — -- Happy Cinco de Mayo! While it may not be time for a margarita just yet -- here's something to whet appetites before ...

This Thursday, many Americans will drink margaritas and eat tacos in celebration of Cinco de Mayo, which means May 5 in Spanish. "But if you ask why is anyone celebrating, no one knows," says ...

1. It's not Mexico’s Independence Day: Cinco de Mayo commemorates the triumph of the Mexican army at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. This victory occurred over 50 years after Mexico’s ...

Corporate advertisers treat Cinco de Mayo as the de facto Mexican Day, if not Latino Day, in this country. In 1998, the U.S. Postal Service issued a Cinco de Mayo stamp featuring two folklórico ...

Mexicans re-enact their victory over France at the 1862 Battle of Puebla which is celebrated as Cinco de Mayo. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

Cinco de Mayo. It's not Mexican Independence Day, and it's not a widespread holiday in Mexico either. It marks the day the Mexican army defeated the French in the Battle of Puebla in 1862.

Commonly confused with Cinco de Mayo in the U.S., this holiday celebrates the moment when Father Hidalgo called for Mexico's independence from Spain in September 1810.