The press is reporting on the Civil War origins of the holiday Cinco de Mayo and its anti-Confederate origins. The following are some links which I will add to.
http://www.mercurynews.com/opinion/ci_20517077/marcela-davison-aviles-link-between-cinco-de-mayo
http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2012/04/18/2313672/author-explains-cinco-de-mayo.html
http://latinola.com/story.php?story=10645
The coverage of Dr. Hayes-Bautista's new book has been tremendous.
Associated Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jiNynw9VAxhp03X5ZLByq3iUEyXQ?docId=393b41297baf4cd48bbee011364c805e
Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/cinco-de-mayo-_-not-mexican-independence-day-_-holiday-with-us-civil-war-civil-rights-roots/2012/05/02/gIQAgJXpwT_story.html
This is from the LA Weekly:
http://blogs.laweekly.com/informer/2012/05/cinco_de_mayo_history_california.php
This is from CNN
http://articles.cnn.com/2012-05-05/us/us_cinco-de-mayo-origins_1_mexican-army-french-army-california-and-oregon?_s=PM:US
This is from UPI
http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2012/05/05/Historian-Cinco-de-Mayo-has-roots-in-US/UPI-35091336228138/?spt=hs&or=on
From Tuscon
http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/050512_cinco_de_mayo/the-facts-cinco-de-mayo/
From the New York Times, Hayes-Bautista is mentioned as a source for this article.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/04/remember-remember-the-fifth-of-may/
From the Wall Street Journal,
http://online.wsj.com/article/AP393b41297baf4cd48bbee011364c805e.html
It was on numerous other media and their have been bloggers commenting on it.
It is making the Spanish language press also.
http://www.hoylosangeles.com/news/2012/may/04/cinco-de-mayo-tradicion-americana/
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