The True Story of Cinco de Mayo

Cinco de Mayo is Mexican Independence Day, right? Nope. Mexican Independence is nearly four decades before the battle from which we get Cinco de Mayo. The true story is soooo much more delicious than just an independence day. The real Cinco de Mayo is about Napoleon III's bizarre attempt to put an Austrian Archduke on the throne of a new Mexican Empire.  If you like this episode you will love the book, buy it here: https://amzn.to/3mIK6uCCheck out Ad-Free versions of the show for one dollar per month at: www.patreon.com/westerncivpodcastFree Trial of Western Civ 2.0: www.glow.fm/westerncivWebsite: www.westerncivpodcast.com

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A fast-moving history of the western world from the ancient world to the present day. Examine how the emergence of the western world as a global dominant power was not something that should ever have been taken for granted. This podcast traces the development of western civilization starting in the ancient Near East, through Greece and Rome, past the collapse of the Western Roman Empire into the Dark Ages, and then follows European and, ultimately, American history as the western world moved into a dominant world position.