I have never been to Mexico, but since I live in California I have met a lot of Spanish speaking people coming from this region. I am very interested in Spanish language and the Mexican culture. The first thing that comes to my mind when I think of Mexico is the celebration of Cinco de Mayo. I relate this holiday to Mexico because it originated there and also the confusion of it with the Mexican Independence Day made me do my own research to find out what do actually Mexican people celebrate on this particular day. I found out that 4,000 Mexican soldiers smashed the French and traitor Mexican army of 8,000 in the morning of May 5th 1862.
Another thing that reminds me of Mexico is the great culture of the Aztecs, simply because they builded their empire on the land of Central Mexico and left a significant cultural heritage behind them.
And last I relate the name of Hernan Cortes to Mexico, because he was the Spanish conquistador who invaded the Aztec Empire.
