5 Cinco de Mayo Facts You Never Knew

Did you know Cinco de Mayo isn’t Mexico’s Independence Day? It actually marks a wild underdog win against the French at the Battle of Puebla. The first big parties happened in California, not Mexico, and now LA throws one of the world’s biggest street fiestas. Congress even made it official in 2005! Oh, and tequila? Its roots go way back to the 1500s. Next time you raise a margarita, you’ll have some legit trivia to drop! #CincoDeMayo #FunFacts #HispanicHeritage #TequilaTrivia #WatercoolerMoment #Culture