. . . "Ignacio Zaragoza Segu\u00EDn (Spanish pronunciation: [i\u0263\u02C8nasio sa\u027Ea\u02C8\u0263osa]; March 24, 1829 \u2013 September 8, 1862) was a general in the Mexican army, best known for defeating invading French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862 (now celebrated in both the United States and Mexico as the Cinco de Mayo).Zaragoza was born in the early Mexican Texas village of Bah\u00EDa del Esp\u00EDritu Santo (now Goliad, Texas, in the United States) in what was then the Mexican state of Coahuila y Texas."@en . "Ignacio Zaragoza Segu\u00EDn"@en . "1829Z"^^ . . "1862-09-08Z"^^ . "1853Z"^^ . "Zaragoza, Ignacio"@en . . . . . "Mexican general" . "1862Z"^^ . . . . "1829-03-24Z"^^ . "1862Z"^^ .