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Cinco de Mayo remembered in Goliad May seventh
The article recalls Mexico’s 1862 Puebla victory over France, led by General Ignacio Zaragoza born near Goliad. It notes Zaragoza’s death soon after and honors him with a 1962 bust at Goliad State Park Museum. It mentions U.S. views under the Monroe Doctrine and final French defeat in 1867.
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Puebla
United States
France
Napoleon III
Mexico
Archduke Maximilian
Ignacio Saragoza
Bahia del Espiritu Santo
Goliad
Maximilians
Saragoza
Goliad State Park
General Saragoza