Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with $5 voucher*

Joined: 23 Jan 2008 Posts: 735 Location: Dallas, Texas

Thank you very much, DAZ!

Joined: 25 Jan 2006 Posts: 3609 Location: IN A COFFIN

Muchas gracias por el voucher,por ahi anda una ropa para A3 que me viene de perlas para comprarla,algo de actualidad...curiosamente el 5 de Mayo aca en Mexico no es dia festivo oficial,osea,lo vamos a trabajar:

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Cinco de Mayo is a date of great importance for the Mexican and Chicano communities. It marks the victory of the Mexican Army over the French at the Battle of Puebla. Althought the Mexican army was eventually defeated, the "Batalla de Puebla" came to represent a symbol of Mexican unity and patriotism. With this victory, Mexico demonstrated to the world that Mexico and all of Latin America were willing to defend themselves of any foreign intervention. Especially those from imperialist states bent on world conquest.
Cinco de Mayo's history has its roots in the French Occupation of Mexico. The French occupation took shape in the aftermath of the Mexican-American War of 1846-48. With this war, Mexico entered a period of national crisis during the 1850's. Years of not only fighting the Americans but also a Civil War, had left Mexico devastated and bankrupt. On July 17, 1861, President Benito Juarez issued a moratorium in which all foreign debt payments would be suspended for a brief period of two years, with the promise that after this period, payments would resume.

The English, Spanish and French refused to allow president Juarez to do this, and instead decided to invade Mexico and get payments by whatever means necessary. The Spanish and English eventually withdrew, but the French refused to leave. Their intention was to create an Empire in Mexico under Napoleon III. Some have argued that the true French occupation was a response to growing American power and to the Monroe Doctrine (America for the Americans). Napoleon III believed that if the United States was allowed to prosper indescriminantly, it would eventually become a power in and of itself.

In 1862, the French army began its advance. Under General Ignacio Zaragoza, 5,000 ill-equipped Mestizo and Zapotec Indians defeated the French army in what came to be known as the "Batalla de Puebla" on the fifth of May.

In the United States, the "Batalla de Puebla" came to be known as simply "5 de Mayo" and unfortunately, many people wrongly equate it with Mexican Independence which was on September 16, 1810, nearly a fifty year difference. Over, the years Cinco de Mayo has become very commercialized and many people see this holiday as a time for fun and dance. Oddly enough, Cinco de Mayo has become more of Chicano holiday than a Mexican one. Cinco de Mayo is celebrated on a much larger scale here in the United States than it is in Mexico. People of Mexican descent in the United States celebrate this significant day by having parades, mariachi music, folklorico dancing and other types of festive activities.

Posted:Fri May 02, 2008 10:28 pm

Awesome....thank you Daz!! Very Happy

Joined: 03 May 2007 Posts: 1501 Location: Las Vegas

YaY!!! tyty

Posted:Fri May 02, 2008 10:36 pm

Thanks for the handy voucher, DAZ!
Very Happy

Joined: 21 Apr 2005 Posts: 3501 Location: Louisiana

thanks

Posted:Fri May 02, 2008 10:39 pm

Haha, still laughing at that gift certificate balance. Smile

Thank you very much.

SnowS

Joined: 30 Nov 2007 Posts: 1198 Location: Oslo, Norway

Thanks, it gave me the opportunity to get the Medieval Tavern to a fair price.

Joined: 02 May 2004 Posts: 104

Argh...

Posted:Fri May 02, 2008 11:54 pm

I know that coupons and discounts cannot be used for Gift Certificates, but can the Cinco de Mayo voucher be used to purchase a gift certificate?

Joined: 07 Feb 2007 Posts: 848 Location: Ruhrgebiet

Thank you, DAZ Very Happy

Joined: 06 Nov 2003 Posts: 393 Location: In the cold Sweden

Wow! Thanks a lot!

Posted:Sat May 03, 2008 1:12 am

wow... thanks a lot, too^^

Joined: 20 Oct 2004 Posts: 8126 Location: mostly at work :(

Super cool! Thanks DAZ! Happy happy Mr. Green

Joe-B-Wan wrote:

I know that coupons and discounts cannot be used for Gift Certificates, but can the Cinco de Mayo voucher be used to purchase a gift certificate?

Nope, it's still just a voucher.

Joined: 15 Aug 2005 Posts: 2850

Great idea. Thank you DAZ

@zilvergrafix

Thanks for that little history piece. I was about to Google it. Nice to know what it is all about.

Posted:Sat May 03, 2008 1:26 am

Vilian wrote:

Super cool! Thanks DAZ! Happy happy Mr. Green

Joe-B-Wan wrote:

I know that coupons and discounts cannot be used for Gift Certificates, but can the Cinco de Mayo voucher be used to purchase a gift certificate?

Nope, it's still just a voucher.

Thanks Vilian. I figured as much, but since the rules stated for GC's did not mention vouchers I had hoped I was wrong.

I did find out that they cannot be used for PlatClub membership either...My first year anniversary here at DAZ is today. I'm now on the monthly plan. Wink

(at least till the card I'm using expires next May)

Joined: 23 Feb 2007 Posts: 34

Thank you very much, that is an awesome surprise Very Happy

Joined: 20 Oct 2004 Posts: 8126 Location: mostly at work :(

Joe-B-Wan wrote:

I did find out that they cannot be used for PlatClub membership either...My first year anniversary here at DAZ is today. I'm now on the monthly plan. Wink

(at least till the card I'm using expires next May)

Happy Anniversary! Hope your second year will be more fun than the previous one Very Happy

I've just re-read the announcement more carefully and it says this voucher will expire on 5/5/2008 at 23:59:59. I had no plans for shopping this weekend Confused

That's nasty, how can they force me to shop and do some impulse buying? Twisted Evil

Joined: 21 Jan 2006 Posts: 812

OMG OMG!!! &*Runs to grab something I've wanted for awhile........!!!!!!!!!!!!!!* *runs back* THANK YOUUUUU!!!

Joined: 16 Apr 2004 Posts: 3736 Location: Switzerland

What a nice surprise!! Thank you!!