| A | B |
|---|
| cinco de mayo | the 5th of May |
| los Estados Unidos (EEUU) | the United States |
| la guerra | the war |
| la ciudad de Puebla | the city of Puebla |
| General Ignacio Zaragoza | the general for the Mexican army |
| Benito Juarez | first indigenous president of Mexico |
| France, Spain and England | countries to whom Mexico owed money |
| Maximillian | Austrian who was put into power by Napoleon after the conquest of Mexico by the French |
| Napoleon III | French leader who led the fight against Mexico |
| comidas sabrosas | flavorful foods |
| mole | spicy chocolate sauce served with chicken |
| papel picado | tissue paper cut into designs |
| French army | the largest, most sophisticated army in the world in 1862 |
| 1862 | the year of the battle of Puebla |
