This document celebrates the 150th anniversary of Cinco de Mayo, honoring Mexican soldiers who fought to protect Mexico from foreign invaders in 1862. Specifically, it discusses Mexico's president Santa Anna and the Reform Wars, the French invasion under Napoleon III while Benito Juarez was president, and General Ignacio Zaragoza defeating the French at Puebla on May 5th, 1862. It thanks the audience for gathering to commemorate this historical event.

2. WELCOME
Thank you for gathering here on this special occasion for
the one hundred and fiftieth “Cinco de Mayo”
anniversary

3. Mexican soldiers who fought to protect their
homeland from foreign invaders.

4. During 1862 the British, Spanish and French
armies landed at the port of Veracruz.

5. ANTONIO LÓPEZ DE SANTA ANNA
President of Mexico on eleven non-consecutive
occasions over a period of 22 years

6. REFORM WARS
Excessive spending

7. NAPOLIAN III
Second Emperor of France

8. Federal Constitution of the
United Mexican States of 1857

9. General Ignacio Zaragoza
General Ignacio Zaragoza
General Ignacio Zaragoza

10. Direct orders from President Benito
Juarez, to stop the French invasion.

11. French retrieved to Orizaba

12. NOMINATED EMPEROR

13. FERDINAN MAXIMILIAN AND
CHARLOT OF HABSBURGE

14. CALIFORNIA
After the civil war ended..

16. President Benito Juarez

17. PRESIDENT LINCOLN

18. USS Mississippi 1863

19. “El Cerro de las Campanas”

21. THANK YOU

23. Presented by