Kate Dolan - Award-Winning Author
  • HOME
  • ABOUT KATE
    • MY FICTION
    • LIFE BEYOND WRITING
  • BOOKS
    • REGENCY HISTORICAL ROMANCE
    • HISTORICAL FICTION
    • COZY MYSTERIES
    • YA FANTASY
  • BLOG
  • CONTACT
  • Media
  • EDITORIAL SERVICES
Select Page
Cinco de Mayo: What it is and What it Isn’t

Cinco de Mayo: What it is and What it Isn’t

by Kate Dolan | May 4, 2019 | Holidays, Latest Posts, Living History

The fourth of July is celebrated as American Independence Day. But the fifth of May is not Mexican Independence Day. In fact, the day barely registers on the calendar in Mexico, except in the State of Puebla. Cinco de Mayo celebrates the victory of the Mexican Army in...

Recent Posts

  • Native American Cooking Techniques I Will Not Be Using this Thanksgiving
  • Royal Funerals in Regency England: Private Affairs at the End of Public Lives
  • I Shouldn’t Complain: The History of Women’s Bathing Suits
  • Pirates of the Algarve: Not the Highlight
  • The Road to Hell is Paved with Special Effects- Visiting the Rock of Gibraltar

Categories

  • 19th Century America
  • Articles
  • Camping with History
  • Colonial America
  • Faith
  • Food
  • Game of Thrones
  • Holidays
  • Kate Dolan
  • Latest Posts
  • Living History
  • Pirates and the Caribbean
  • Publishing
  • Regency
  • Religion and Magic
  • Roaring Twenties
  • Romans
  • Servants
  • Sports and Fitness
  • The Irish
  • Tiki
  • Toto's Tale
  • Travel

Archives

Kate Dolan 2022 © All Rights Reserved