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General Ignacio Zaragoza was born on this site when it was called "Bahia del Espiritu Santo." In 1855, at the head of an army of Mexican volunteers, he contributed to the defeat of dictator Santa Anna. A leader in the defense of his country, on May 5, 1862, during the invasion by the French forces of Napoleon III and Maximilian, he led 4,000 poorly armed soldiers at the Battle of Puebla to defeat 8,000 veteran French zouaves. This heroic victory gave Mexico its great national patriotic anniversary, "El Cinco de Mayo."
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