Image: Batalla de Puebla, 5-5-1862 (1870)
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Description: Contemporary painting of the Battle of Puebla, fought in Mexico on 5 May 1862 (from which the Cinco de Mayo celebrations originate) between the forces of the French Empire and the Mexican Republic. In this battle, the French army, which was invading Mexico in order to overthrow its liberal republican government and install a monarchy friendly to their own interests, was defeated by a smaller force of the Mexican army. A text at the bottom-left corner of the painting reads "A derecha la batalla ga[na]da a los france[se]s el 5 de mayo de [18]62. Garita de Am[ozoc]" (To the right, the battle which was won against the French on 5 May 1862. Garita of Amozoc).
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