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Odessa observes Cinco de Mayo with parade and fiesta
Odessa celebrated Cinco de Mayo with a large Grant Avenue parade and Fiesta West Texas at the Ector County Coliseum featuring animal displays acrobats mariachi Estrella and folk dances from Ojinaga. Serenade events and La Margarita restaurant tribute marked the citywide celebration. Local officials praised the effort and visitors urged El Paso to join in. Viva Cinco de Mayo and plans for July 4 were noted.
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Chihuahua
la Margarita
el Paso
Odessa
U.s.-Mexico
Rudy Guevara
Sandra
Gabriel
Odessa Chamber of Commerce
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Mexico
United States
San Marcos
Benito Juarez
Napoleon III
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Carlotta
Napoleon
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Ignacio Zaragosa
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Puebla
Texas
Phil Sheridan
American Legion of Honor
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