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Cinco de mayo

Read & Think Spanish

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conmemora commemorate
fecha muy importante important date
por todo méxico everywhere in Mexico
pero especialmente but especially
ciudad de city of
últimos veinte años last twenty years
han adquírido have achieved
principalmente principally
de hecho in fact
piensan they think
en realidad in reality
triunfo de triumph of
ejércicio frances french army
después after
una larga lucha a long battle
obtener la independencia de to obtain independence from
primer first
Durante esta época during this period
incurrió en grandes deudas incurred big debts
otros países other countries
inestabilidad politica political instability
por la cual estaba pasando which Mexico was unergoing
en ese momento in this moment
impidieron prevented
cumplir de inmediato immediately fulfill
obligaciones finaceras financial obligations
actual current
solicito requested
moratoria moratorium
que fue aceptado por that was accepted by
sin embargo never the less
se mantuvo renuente remained reluctant
envió sus tropas sent its troops
establacer allí su propio to establish its own
para llegar in order to arrive
por el estado de through the state of
donde las tropas mexicanas where the Mexican troops
bajo el mando de under the command of
preparaban they prepared
Aunque although
no aparentaba ser did not appear to be
fuerte strong
capacitado para destruir able to destroy
ímpetu de su lucha impetus, momentum
logaron vencer managed to defeat
poderoso powerful
a pesar de in spite of
victoria victory
no logró al final ganar la guerra did not in the end win the war
simboliza symbolizes
desfiles militares military parades
rinden homanaje a pay tribute to
que perecieron por who perished for
libertad de freedom of
donde jóvenes where young
disfrutan they enjoy
juegos divertidos playing games
corridas de toros bullfights
bandas de mariachas mariachis bands
alegran la velada cheer up the evening
encanto charm
al final de las at the end of the
pólvora de los fuegos atificiales fireworks
voces que exclaman con alegre voices that
grito shout
el orgullo the pride
herencia legacy
espirítu festivo festive spirit
celebra su libertad celebrates its freedom
Created by: Roberto42
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