,,iii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #abb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #be1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,udall ( ,colorado 7= himself1 ,mr4    
,cornyn1 ,mr4 ,reid1 ,mr4 ,m55dez1 ,mr4 
,udall ( ,new ,mexico1 ,mr4 ,enzi1 &    
,mr4 ,cruz7 submitt$ ! foll[+           
resolution2 :i* 0 consid]$ & agre$ to   
,,resolution  ,recogniz+ ! hi/oric      
significance ( ! ,mexican holiday (     
,c9co de ,mayo4  ,:]eas ,may #e1 or     
,c9co de ,mayo 9 ,spani%1 is celebrat$  
ea* ye> z a date ( great importance by !
 ,mexican & ,mexican-,am]ican           
communities2 ,:]eas ! ,c9co de ,mayo    
holiday commemorates ,may #e1 #ahfb1 !  
date on :i* ,mexicans :o 7 /ruggl+ =    
indep5d5ce & fre$om f\ght ! ,battle (   
,puebla2 ,:]eas ,c9co de ,mayo has      
become widely celebrat$ annually by     
ne>ly all ,mexicans &                   
,mexican-,am]icans1 nor? & s\? ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates-,mexico bord]2 ,:]eas !   
,battle ( ,puebla 0 b "o ( ! _m battles 
t ! c\rage\s ,mexican p won 9 _! long & 

brave /ruggle = indep5d5ce & fre$om2    
,:]eas ! ,fr5* army1 confid5t t its     
battle-season$ troops 7 f> sup]ior to ! 
less-season$ ,mexican troops1 expect$   
little or no opposition f ! ,mexican    
army2 ,:]eas ! ,fr5* army1 :i* _h n     
exp]i5c$ defeat aga9/ any ( ! f9e/      
troops ( ,europe 9 m ?an half a c5tury1 
su/a9$ a disa/r\s loss at ! h&s ( an    
outnumb]$ & ill-equipp$1 b highly       
spirit$ & c\rage\s1 ,mexican army2      
,:]eas1 aft] #c bloody assaults on      
,puebla 9 :i* m ?an #a1jjj ,fr5* soldi]s
 lo/ _! lives1 ! ,fr5* troops 7 f9ally  
defeat$ & driv5 back by ! outnumb]$     
,mexican troops2 ,:]eas ! c\rage\s _s t 
,mexican ,g5]al ,ignacio ,z>agoza & 8 m5
 display$ dur+ t hi/oric battle c nev]  
be =gott52 ,:]eas _m brave ,mexicans    
will+ly gave _! lives = ! causes (      
ju/ice & fre$om 9 ! ,battle ( ,puebla on
 ,c9co de ,mayo2 ,:]eas ! sacrifice ( ! 
,mexican fight]s 0 in/rum5tal 9 keep+   
,mexico f fall+ "u ,european dom9ation  
:ile1 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ! ,union ,army 

battl$ ,conf$]ate =ces 9 ! ,civil ,w>2  
,:]eas ,c9co de ,mayo s]ves z a rem9d] t
 ! f\ndation ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 0 built  
by p f _m c\ntries & div]se cultures :o 
7 will+ to fight & die = fre$om2 ,:]eas 
,c9co de ,mayo also s]ves z a rem9d] ( !
 close ties betwe5 ! p ( ,mexico & ! p (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas1 9 a l>g] s5se1
 ,c9co de ,mayo symbolizes ! "r ( a free
 p to self-det]m9ation1 j z ,b5ito      
,ju>ez1 ! presid5t ( ,mexico dur+ !     
,battle ( ,puebla1 once said1 ,el       
respeto al d]e*o aj5o es la paz         
7,respect = ! rights ( o!rs is peace72 &
 ,:]eas _m p celebrate ,c9co de ,mayo   
dur+ ! entire week 9 :i* ! date falls3  
,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,s5ate--  7#a7   
recognizes ! hi/oric /ruggle ( ! p (    
,mexico = indep5d5ce & fre$om1 :i* ,c9co
 de ,mayo commemorates2 &  7#b7         
enc\rages ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to      
obs]ve ,c9co de ,mayo ) appropriate     
c]emonies & activities4