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"While Cinco de Mayo has limited significance nationwide in Mexico, the date is observed in the United States and other locations around the world as a celebration of Mexican heritage and pride.[8] While Cinco de Mayo is not Mexico's Independence Day,[9] it is the most important national patriotic holiday in Mexico.[10]"

These two sentences are completely contradictory. I fixed it. The second part was a vandal edit.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.231.37.26 (talk) 18:32, 29 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

So the FRENCH WON and the fools still celebrate?! LOL!

LOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!!!!! "The Mexican victory, however, was short-lived. A year later, with 30,000 troops, the French were able to defeat the Mexican army, capture Mexico City". Nice. On which Mai Day do we celebrate on the side of the French?? Vive La France!!!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.178.137.210 (talk) 20:45, 5 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

they celebrate the victory of the battle, not the war. It's mainly celebrated in the US anyways. Read the article. 68.228.111.11 (talk) 17:23, 5 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Punctuation

“However this was not the end of the war and when the American civil war ended the Union started loaning money and guns to Mexican liberals, pushing France and Mexican Conservatives to the edge of defeat.“

Correction:

However this was not the end of the war and when the American civil war ended, the Union started loaning money and guns to Mexican liberals, pushing France and Mexican Conservatives to the edge of defeat. Ktomaska (talk) 04:15, 10 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Grammatic

“However this was not the end of the war and when the American civil war ended the Union started loaning money and guns to Mexican liberals, pushing France and Mexican Conservatives to the edge of defeat. “

Correction: However, this was not the end of the war. When the American civil war ended, the Union started loaning money and guns to Mexican liberals. This pushed the French and Mexican Conservatives to the edge of defeat. Ktomaska (talk) 04:24, 10 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Why?

“However this was not the end of the war and when the American civil war ended the Union started loaning money and guns to Mexican liberals, pushing France and Mexican Conservatives to the edge of defeat. At the opening of the French chambers in January 1866, Napoleon III announced that he would withdraw French troops from Mexico.”

Why specifically did the French subside? This is important information. It leaves a person guessing as to the intrinsic factors that caused this. Ktomaska (talk) 04:26, 10 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Moving aftermath info out of first paragraph

The info about Zaragoza and the aftermath is beneficial, but feels extremely discursive for the first paragraph of the article. I recommend cutting that first paragraph off after "led by General Zaragoza" but weaving the rest of the facts from this opening paragraph into the history section. Eowar (talk) 15:30, 30 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]