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 * History Hunters - Use the following Websites to answer the following questions. Please type your answers directly onto this page!! **

[|**History of Cinco de mayo**] [|**Cinco de mayo - the real story**] [|**Lots of historical info - includes lots of names**] [|**UCLA's information about Cinco de mayo**] [|**Cinco de mayo history facts**] [|**History of Cinco de mayo - in English & Spanish**] [|**Mexico Online - Historical background**] [|**Historical facts at fiestacincodemayo.com**] [|**Historical figures**]

**- Maximilian** (There is well-documented suspicion that Maximilian was not the product of a union between Princess Sophie and Franz Karl.)Europeans thought he was the son of napolean the second. ** - The Marquis de Radepont **
 * 1. Who were the following people? **
 * - Benito Juarez-** (Benito Juárez was the first Mexican leader who did not have a military background)and served more than five years in office.
 * - Porfirio Diaz** (Porfirio Díaz, President of the republic of Mexico first from 1877-80 and second 1884-1911) was born in Oxacahis dad was an innkeeper.**- Ignacio Zaragoza (During Mexico's political unrest of the 1850s, Sequin joined the army supporting the cause of Mexico's Liberal Party, opposing dictator** [|**Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna**]**.) He led an army in 1885 that conquered the dictator.** **- Napoleon III** , (also known as **Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte**was the first President of the French Republic) and was the nephew of napoleon the first.
 * 2. What role did each of these people play? They were each leaders or diplomats. **
 * 3. What is the biggest misconception about Cinco de mayo?It was a war and it was on september 16th **
 * 4. What caused the conflict that led to the Battle of Puebla? it was the ending of a war in 1848 **
 * 5. Explain what happened at the Battle of Puebla. The mexican army won against the French. **
 * 6. How long did the conflict last and in what year did it end? It lasted one day. **
 * 7. What was the end result of the conflict? Mexico gained independence. **