Cinco de Mayo commemorates Mexico’s unexpected victory over the French at the Battle of Puebla in 1862, but in the U.S. it’s mostly become an excellent excuse to down margaritas, devour tacos and ...

Like the rest of Mexico, Puebla has had a troubled history marked by war, invasions and revolutions. Several important military confrontations took place there, most famously the Battle of the ...

El Carnaval de Puebla, which saw about 15,000 spectators from across the US and Mexico in 2024, has been held in April for the past 18 years. But the community “does not feel safe” attending a ...