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May 05, 1862

Texas native Zaragoza repels French army on Cinco De Mayo

On this day in 1862, Texas native Ignacio Seguín Zaragoza led a Mexican army in its resounding defeat of a French invasion. Zaragoza was born on March 24, 1829, at Bahía del Espíritu Santo in the (more...)

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