14th Annual District VIII Cinco de Mayo Parade
May 2006

Cinco de Mayo celebrates the heroic defense of the City of Puebla from the French army of Emperor Napoleon III. On the morning of May 5th, 1862, French General Lorenz led his troops towards the city of Puebla, México, 100 miles east of México city. He believed that he would be welcomed with open arms. Waiting for him was Texas-born General Ignacio Zaragoza under orders from president Benito Juarez to defend the city with a small force of 2000 troops along with Puebla citizens who brought their own farm tools as weapons. After a two hour battle, the French withdrew and the battle of Puebla "La Batalla de Puebla", became a spark that ignited Mexican pride until today. The spark continues to ignite our Hispanic pride for we live in the greatest country in the world, the United States of America.

Cinco de Mayo Parade entry.  There are two ways of entering your company or organization in the parade:

Option 1: Parade Web Entry Form:
*Please fill in and submit the form below and mail your check or money order to the address below
Company/Organization Name  
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Option 2. Click on the Mexican Flag to open Cinco de Mayo Parade PDF form:

Note: if you do not have the free Adobe PDF file reader, you may go to Adobe website, read and accept their license agreement:
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html

*Please fill and FAX a the form copy to 713-697-1012 and mail your check or mail all forms by April 15, 2006 with your check or money order to:

LULAC District VIII
5207 Airline Drive
Houston, Texas, 77022
Phone: (713) 695 – 5980
Fax: (713) 697 – 1012

SOUVENIR PROGRAM BROCHURE: Click on the US Flag Download:

  • For more information contact:
    Celia Valles, Parade Chair
    Phone:713-292-0291
    Email:     cvalles@sjgs.org