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Cinco de Mayo: ¿qué se celebra este día y cuál es su origen?

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Por Todd Leopold, CNN

Guacamole y fajitas; banderas de México y mariachi; margaritas, cerveza y… más cerveza. En Estados Unidos la fiesta mexicana por excelencia es el Cinco de Mayo.

En México también se conmemora esa fecha, pero los tributos locales palidecen al lado de la enorme celebración que se lleva a cabo en Estados Unidos: hay ofertas en los restaurantes, publicidad abundante y promociones interminables.

Estas son cinco cosas que debes saber acerca del Cinco de Mayo en Estados Unidos.

En el Cinco de Mayo se celebra la victoria de México sobre Francia en la Batalla de Puebla, que ocurrió el 5 de mayo de 1862 (y que no es la independencia de México).

A finales de 1861, España, Reino Unido y Francia habían invadido México, pero en un lapso de seis meses, los dos primeros se retiraron. Al norte de la frontera se desarrollaba la Guerra Civil estadounidense, así que los franceses decidieron aprovechar el caos e invadir México, que había quedado destruido por la guerra a finales de la década de 1850.

Los franceses avanzaron en abril de 1862 sobre la ciudad de Puebla, situada a unos 137 kilómetros al este de la Ciudad de México. Un pequeño ejército al mando de Ignacio Zaragoza derrotó a un contingente francés más numeroso.

Fue la clásica victoria estilo David y Goliat y se ha celebrado desde entonces por su valor simbólico, aunque a final de cuentas los franceses tomaron México y establecieron un Segundo Imperio Mexicano breve en el que reinó el emperador Maximiliano.

Zaragoza nació en lo que hay es Goliad, Texas, a unos 10 kilómetros al norte de Corpus Christi. En 1999, el Senado de Texas lo declaró el lugar oficial para celebrar el Cinco de Mayo.

Y vaya que se celebra: hay música en vivo, bailes folklóricos y parrilladas. También hay una fiesta gigante en el recinto ferial de Goliad.

“Le ha abierto la perspectiva a Goliad. Es algo de lo que todos nos enorgullecemos. Es una de las razones por la que esperamos que nuestros jóvenes sigan con la tradición”, dijo Emilio Vargas, ex juez de paz, al diario Victoria Advocate de Texas.

Entre los festivales de mayor calidad y más visitados de Estados Unidos están el de Chicago (la fiesta en el parque Douglas atrae a unas 200.000 personas), la de Denver (400.000 personas en dos días), la de Portland, Oregon (el festival del parque Waterfront atrae a 300.000 personas) y el de St. Paul, Minnesota.

¿St. Paul, Minnesota? Así es. La ciudad tiene un barrio conocido como Distrito del Sol, una zona de la parte oeste de Minnesota que empezó a atraer a los inmigrantes mexicanos a principios del siglo XX.

Ahora hay más de 25.000 habitantes latinos (aproximadamente un 10% de la población de la ciudad, según el sitio web St. Paul Historical) y el festival del Cinco de Mayo dura dos días.

Aunque los estadounidenses han estado celebrando el Cinco de Mayo prácticamente desde que la batalla terminó (particularmente en el oeste), en la mayor parte de Estados Unidos fue desconocido hasta la década de 1960, cuando los activistas méxicoestadounidenses empezaron a darle prominencia. Se ha vuelto una forma de celebrar el orgullo de la comunidad.

Pero como es Estados Unidos, también es una gran oportunidad de mercadotecnia.

El Cinco de Mayo es uno de los cinco principales días de consumo de bebidas alcohólicas en general.

En Estados Unidos también se reconoce la cocina mexicana. De acuerdo con la revista del Instituto Smithsonian, la cocina poblana es una de las mejores en México.

Así que si no has probado algunos de estos platillos este es un buen momento para hacerlo: el mole poblano, las chalupas (tortillas gruesas

Britney Spears pleads guilty to reckless driving charge and multi-month probation terms Monday

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VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – An attorney on behalf of Britney Spears entered a guilty plea to a charge of reckless driving involving alcohol and an impairing drug during court proceedings Monday.

Under the terms of the plea, Spears has been placed on 12 months of summary probation, awarded credit for time served, must pay state-mandated fines and fees, and must complete a three-month (thirty-hour) first offender DUI program shared the the Ventura County District Attorney's Office in a press release Monday.

Court proceedings on Monday, May 4, 2026. Image courtesy of the Ventura County District Attorney's Office.

"Ms. Spears took responsibility for this misdemeanor offense, entering a guilty plea at the earliest
stage and two months from the day she was arrested," stated District Attorney Erik Nasarenko.
"Driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol and doing so recklessly and erratically is an
extremely serious crime endangering everyone on our roads and freeways."

Spears' probation terms include submitting to chemical testing for alcohol and drugs while driving, not operating any vehicle with an intoxicant in her system, and agreeing to search terms related to drugs or alcohol in a vehicle she is operating noted the Ventura County District Attorney's Office.

According to the local prosecutor's office, Spears is also required to continue substance abuse and mental health treatment.

Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko.

"Our goal is not only to hold individuals accountable, but to support long-term behavioral change
through treatment and rehabilitation," noted District Attorney Nasarenko. "The court has put those
conditions in place. It is now up to Ms. Spears to follow them."

Prosecutors initially filed a misdemeanor count of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs and Monday's plea resolved the legal claims consistent with cases involving defendants with no prior DUI history, a low blood alcohol level, and no collision explained the Ventura County District Attorney's Office.

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Britney Spears pleads guilty to reckless driving charge and multi-month probation terms Monday

Kraig Pakulski 0 34 Article rating: No rating

VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – An attorney on behalf of Britney Spears entered a guilty plea to a charge of reckless driving involving alcohol and an impairing drug during court proceedings Monday.

Under the terms of the plea, Spears has been placed on 12 months of summary probation, awarded credit for time served, must pay state-mandated fines and fees, and must complete a three-month (thirty-hour) first offender DUI program shared the the Ventura County District Attorney's Office in a press release Monday.

Court proceedings on Monday, May 4, 2026. Image courtesy of the Ventura County District Attorney's Office.

"Ms. Spears took responsibility for this misdemeanor offense, entering a guilty plea at the earliest
stage and two months from the day she was arrested," stated District Attorney Erik Nasarenko.
"Driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol and doing so recklessly and erratically is an
extremely serious crime endangering everyone on our roads and freeways."

Spears' probation terms include submitting to chemical testing for alcohol and drugs while driving, not operating any vehicle with an intoxicant in her system, and agreeing to search terms related to drugs or alcohol in a vehicle she is operating noted the Ventura County District Attorney's Office.

According to the local prosecutor's office, Spears is also required to continue substance abuse and mental health treatment.

Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko.

"Our goal is not only to hold individuals accountable, but to support long-term behavioral change
through treatment and rehabilitation," noted District Attorney Nasarenko. "The court has put those
conditions in place. It is now up to Ms. Spears to follow them."

Prosecutors initially filed a misdemeanor count of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs and Monday's plea resolved the legal claims consistent with cases involving defendants with no prior DUI history, a low blood alcohol level, and no collision explained the Ventura County District Attorney's Office.

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Tourism in SLO County Saw Record Breaking 7.7 Million Visitors in 2025

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Dave Alley/KEYT

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (KEYT) - Official tourism data released Monday morning showed a record number of visitors spent time in San Luis Obispo County last year.

According to a Visit California economic impact report, visitation in San Luis Obispo County totaled 7.7 million in 2025, a record-breaking amount with a 3.5% year-over-year (YoY) increase.

The information was part of an annual tourism summery released annually each May by Visit SLO CAL, the official destination marketing and management organization for San Luis Obispo County.

Several other tourism related metrics were also part of the report, including:

  • $2.37 billion in direct travel spending (up 3.8% YoY) 
  • 24,580 tourism-supported jobs (up 430 jobs YoY)
  • $1.01 billion in direct earnings (up 5.3% YoY)
  • $215.5 million in total state and local tax revenue, including $112.5 million in local taxes
  • Tourism accounts for 9.7% of countywide GDP
  • 7.7 million visitors (up 3.5% YoY)

"2025 was a breakthrough year for tourism in SLO CAL," said Cathy Cartier, President and CEO, Visit SLO CAL. "Across the region, our visitors, partners and communities came together to build something stronger than what came before the pandemic. These results speak to the power of consistency, collaboration and shared momentum."

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