Mexico owed Spain, France and Englad over 82 million dollars, so the European countries came over to get their due. The battle of Puebla, celebrated as 5 de mayo, was the battle that Mexicans won against those countries trying to take over Mexico/get their money back.Last summer when I was in Mexico I went to Puebla, the town where the battle of 5 de mayo was fought. Below are some photos from the museum.
These are the countries that came to Puebla to get the money owed them.
This is how much money Mexico owed these counties.
This is Benito Juarez, the President of Mexico at the time.
Another Spanish Teacher in Chicago has two really good posts about 5 de mayo worth checking out
Extra Credit opportunity - email me your thoughts on one of the following questions
- If someone owes you money, how do you go about making sure they pay you back?
- If you owe someone money and you can't pay, how do you go about making sure they don't try to "start a war"?
- What would you do if you were the President of Mexico?
