Battle of Puebla against the French*- not a bank holiday since 2001 May 5 (every year)
* Defeating the Napoleon III cavalry, Texan general Zaragosa started a military cooperation with Mexico, leading to the supremacy of an army that would win, 14 months later, the battle of Gettysburg, ending the American Civil War. **This day was a public holiday in Mexico until 2001 ***remains a public holiday in the state of Puebla
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