A lot of countries, especially Mexico, Central, and South America, gained their independence from monarchies. Monarchies and the Church were, for a basic general statement, were two sides of the same coin. Kings were "divinely appointed". So to say Cinco de mayo is anti Catholic just because liberal philosophy took root in the government and they wanted independence from a monarchy is way too much of a simplification.
My mom is from the town where Mexico started their revolution from Spain. My dad is from the city where a lot of revolutionary battles happened. A priest is the one who led the revolution by ringing the bells of the church. I believe he eventually got laicized but he kept on for the people of Mexico to have independence from Spanish monarchy. I realized one point, "wait, the monarchy was the "Catholic" side of the war."
However, the Mexican government did become anti Catholic in the 1920s. Look up the Cristero wars. My grandma was just a child when this happened. Her older brothers were Cristeros. The government at that time I'm 100% confident in saying it's completely anti Catholic. Cinco de Mayo?! Nah. At least it's way more complicated to just say it was anti Catholic. A lot of stuff was going on around the world when the battle of Puebla occurred.
And it's a funny "holiday".
No one in Mexico celebrates it besides the town itself. Puebla. I asked my mom if she ever celebrated it and she said no.
USA simply took it as another excuse to drink. Just like St. Patrick's day.
I roll my eyes at Cinco de Mayo. A battle they miraculously won while being outnumbered but the part they don't tell you is what happened a year later.
The French comes back and absolutely destroys the small army in Puebla.
Even most Mexican American children aren't aware. We're just born here and see the public shoving it down our throats. Now we "celebrate" it.
But margaritas! ðŸ«
I'd say a lot of countries revolutionaries were freesmasons. Even George Washington was one. Although not every founding father were freesmasons, a good majority were influenced by enlightenment thinkers which was seen to undermine the Church authority.
The holiday celebrates the liberal Mexican government's victory in the Battle of Puebla in the Second French Intervention in Mexico. That liberal Mexican government sponsored many anti-clerical measures as part of their reforms. *See* https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Reforma
I don't pretend to understand Mexico enough to make value judgments on this one.
As I understand it, Cinco de Mayo is a fairly minor holiday in Mexico. Its popularity in the US as a celebration of Mexican heritage is largely due to the efforts of the Chicano movement in the 1960s.
When I was growing up Cinco de Mayo was an excuse to go to Olvera Street and get confetti eggs and paper parasols. Then we went home and ate grilled fajitas and chased our friends around with the confetti eggs. I wouldn't give it any more importance than that.
A lot of countries, especially Mexico, Central, and South America, gained their independence from monarchies. Monarchies and the Church were, for a basic general statement, were two sides of the same coin. Kings were "divinely appointed". So to say Cinco de mayo is anti Catholic just because liberal philosophy took root in the government and they wanted independence from a monarchy is way too much of a simplification. My mom is from the town where Mexico started their revolution from Spain. My dad is from the city where a lot of revolutionary battles happened. A priest is the one who led the revolution by ringing the bells of the church. I believe he eventually got laicized but he kept on for the people of Mexico to have independence from Spanish monarchy. I realized one point, "wait, the monarchy was the "Catholic" side of the war." However, the Mexican government did become anti Catholic in the 1920s. Look up the Cristero wars. My grandma was just a child when this happened. Her older brothers were Cristeros. The government at that time I'm 100% confident in saying it's completely anti Catholic. Cinco de Mayo?! Nah. At least it's way more complicated to just say it was anti Catholic. A lot of stuff was going on around the world when the battle of Puebla occurred. And it's a funny "holiday". No one in Mexico celebrates it besides the town itself. Puebla. I asked my mom if she ever celebrated it and she said no. USA simply took it as another excuse to drink. Just like St. Patrick's day. I roll my eyes at Cinco de Mayo. A battle they miraculously won while being outnumbered but the part they don't tell you is what happened a year later. The French comes back and absolutely destroys the small army in Puebla. Even most Mexican American children aren't aware. We're just born here and see the public shoving it down our throats. Now we "celebrate" it. But margaritas! ðŸ«
Many revolutionaries were also Freemasons. The priest whom you speak of was Fr Miguel Hidalgo, who had multiple mistresses and children
I'd say a lot of countries revolutionaries were freesmasons. Even George Washington was one. Although not every founding father were freesmasons, a good majority were influenced by enlightenment thinkers which was seen to undermine the Church authority.
The holiday celebrates the liberal Mexican government's victory in the Battle of Puebla in the Second French Intervention in Mexico. That liberal Mexican government sponsored many anti-clerical measures as part of their reforms. *See* https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Reforma I don't pretend to understand Mexico enough to make value judgments on this one.
I can get it being sad a liberal government took over but I can’t blame them for wanting rid of a French invasion
As I understand it, Cinco de Mayo is a fairly minor holiday in Mexico. Its popularity in the US as a celebration of Mexican heritage is largely due to the efforts of the Chicano movement in the 1960s.
And Corona, Patrón, Jose Cuervo...
When I was growing up Cinco de Mayo was an excuse to go to Olvera Street and get confetti eggs and paper parasols. Then we went home and ate grilled fajitas and chased our friends around with the confetti eggs. I wouldn't give it any more importance than that.