{"id":226,"date":"2011-05-05T00:05:29","date_gmt":"2011-05-05T04:05:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/wct\/?p=226"},"modified":"2011-05-05T00:05:29","modified_gmt":"2011-05-05T04:05:29","slug":"cinco-de-mayo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/wct\/2011\/05\/05\/cinco-de-mayo\/","title":{"rendered":"Cinco de Mayo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-225\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/wct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2011\/05\/Cinco-de-mayo-US-stamp.jpg\" alt=\"Cinco-de-mayo US stamp\" width=\"92\" height=\"119\" \/>Cinco de Mayo commemorates the May 5, 1862 Battle of Puebla (Batalla de Puebla) in which Mexican troops defeated Napoleon\u2019s French forces. 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