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Cinco De Mayo crossword

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Cinco De Mayo1234567891011121314

Across

  • 2 Month in which this holiday falls
  • 4 Military engagement remembered on this date
  • 7 Cultural background celebrated by many families on this day
  • 10 General Ignacio ___, commander of the victorious Mexican army
  • 11 Performers in swirling folklorico skirts
  • 13 European nation whose troops were defeated in the 1862 clash
  • 14 Day of the month the celebration marks

Down

  • 1 Street procession with floats and marching groups
  • 3 What the outnumbered defenders achieved at Puebla
  • 5 Mexican state where the famous 1862 battle took place
  • 6 Traditional Mexican band with trumpets, violins and guitars
  • 8 Subject class where the 1862 events might be studied
  • 9 Those who fought under Zaragoza's command
  • 12 Country whose army won the battle being commemorated

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Cinco De Mayo1P2MAY3VRIACD4BATTLE5PO6MU7HERITAGE8HYRBIIL9SS10ZARAGOZATCLOH11DANCERSIIYE12M13FRANCESX14FIFTHCO
  1. 1 down: PARADE. Street procession with floats and marching groups
  2. 2 across: MAY. Month in which this holiday falls
  3. 3 down: VICTORY. What the outnumbered defenders achieved at Puebla
  4. 4 across: BATTLE. Military engagement remembered on this date
  5. 5 down: PUEBLA. Mexican state where the famous 1862 battle took place
  6. 6 down: MARIACHI. Traditional Mexican band with trumpets, violins and guitars
  7. 7 across: HERITAGE. Cultural background celebrated by many families on this day
  8. 8 down: HISTORY. Subject class where the 1862 events might be studied
  9. 9 down: SOLDIERS. Those who fought under Zaragoza's command
  10. 10 across: ZARAGOZA. General Ignacio ___, commander of the victorious Mexican army
  11. 11 across: DANCERS. Performers in swirling folklorico skirts
  12. 12 down: MEXICO. Country whose army won the battle being commemorated
  13. 13 across: FRANCE. European nation whose troops were defeated in the 1862 clash
  14. 14 across: FIFTH. Day of the month the celebration marks
Cinco De Mayo123456789101112

Across

  • 2 Street procession with floats and marching groups
  • 7 Military engagement remembered on this date
  • 8 Country whose army won the battle being commemorated
  • 9 Those who fought under Zaragoza's command
  • 10 General Ignacio ___, commander of the victorious Mexican army
  • 12 What the outnumbered defenders achieved at Puebla

Down

  • 1 Green, white and red banner with an eagle at its center
  • 3 Performers in swirling folklorico skirts
  • 4 Mexican state where the famous 1862 battle took place
  • 5 Month in which this holiday falls
  • 6 Cultural background celebrated by many families on this day
  • 8 Traditional Mexican band with trumpets, violins and guitars
  • 11 European nation whose troops were defeated in the 1862 clash

Print the page above, or take the medium grid as a PDF. Both carry the answer key, and large print is a setting rather than a separate file.

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Cinco De Mayo1FL2PARA3DEGAN4P5MCU6H7BATTLEEE8MEXICOYRBRA9SOLDIERSATI10ZARAGOZAGCEH11F12VICTORYANCE
  1. 1 down: FLAG. Green, white and red banner with an eagle at its center
  2. 2 across: PARADE. Street procession with floats and marching groups
  3. 3 down: DANCERS. Performers in swirling folklorico skirts
  4. 4 down: PUEBLA. Mexican state where the famous 1862 battle took place
  5. 5 down: MAY. Month in which this holiday falls
  6. 6 down: HERITAGE. Cultural background celebrated by many families on this day
  7. 7 across: BATTLE. Military engagement remembered on this date
  8. 8 across: MEXICO. Country whose army won the battle being commemorated
  9. 8 down: MARIACHI. Traditional Mexican band with trumpets, violins and guitars
  10. 9 across: SOLDIERS. Those who fought under Zaragoza's command
  11. 10 across: ZARAGOZA. General Ignacio ___, commander of the victorious Mexican army
  12. 11 down: FRANCE. European nation whose troops were defeated in the 1862 clash
  13. 12 across: VICTORY. What the outnumbered defenders achieved at Puebla
Cinco De Mayo1234567891011121314

Across

  • 2 Street procession with floats and marching groups
  • 4 Day of the month the celebration marks
  • 6 General Ignacio ___, commander of the victorious Mexican army
  • 8 Those who fought under Zaragoza's command
  • 9 Military engagement remembered on this date
  • 12 Cultural background celebrated by many families on this day
  • 13 Country whose army won the battle being commemorated
  • 14 Month in which this holiday falls

Down

  • 1 Green, white and red banner with an eagle at its center
  • 2 Mexican state where the famous 1862 battle took place
  • 3 Traditional Mexican band with trumpets, violins and guitars
  • 5 Subject class where the 1862 events might be studied
  • 7 Performers in swirling folklorico skirts
  • 10 European nation whose troops were defeated in the 1862 clash
  • 11 What the outnumbered defenders achieved at Puebla

Print the page above, or take the hard grid as a PDF. Both carry the answer key, and large print is a setting rather than a separate file.

Show the answer key
Cinco De Mayo1FL2PARADEUGEB3ML4FIFT5H6ZARAGOZAIR7D8SOLDIERS9BATTLETA10FNOC11VRCR12HERITAGEYICNRTCS13MEXICOER14MAY
  1. 1 down: FLAG. Green, white and red banner with an eagle at its center
  2. 2 across: PARADE. Street procession with floats and marching groups
  3. 2 down: PUEBLA. Mexican state where the famous 1862 battle took place
  4. 3 down: MARIACHI. Traditional Mexican band with trumpets, violins and guitars
  5. 4 across: FIFTH. Day of the month the celebration marks
  6. 5 down: HISTORY. Subject class where the 1862 events might be studied
  7. 6 across: ZARAGOZA. General Ignacio ___, commander of the victorious Mexican army
  8. 7 down: DANCERS. Performers in swirling folklorico skirts
  9. 8 across: SOLDIERS. Those who fought under Zaragoza's command
  10. 9 across: BATTLE. Military engagement remembered on this date
  11. 10 down: FRANCE. European nation whose troops were defeated in the 1862 clash
  12. 11 down: VICTORY. What the outnumbered defenders achieved at Puebla
  13. 12 across: HERITAGE. Cultural background celebrated by many families on this day
  14. 13 across: MEXICO. Country whose army won the battle being commemorated
  15. 14 across: MAY. Month in which this holiday falls

About Cinco De Mayo

On May 5, 1862, a Mexican army under General Ignacio Zaragoza held the city of Puebla against invading French forces that badly outnumbered them. The win did not end the war, but it became a lasting symbol of resistance, and the city of Puebla still marks the date with parades, uniformed reenactors and mariachi. In the United States the holiday grew into a broader celebration of Mexican American heritage, especially in California and Texas. Note that Mexico's independence day falls in September.

Reach for this in early May, when a class or family is sorting out what the date actually commemorates.

What is in this crossword

An 18 by 20 crossword with 7 across and 7 down, on the subject of Cinco De Mayo.

Grid
18 x 20
Across
7
Down
7
Longest answer
MARIACHI (8 letters)

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