My friends from Mexico tell me that Cinco de Mayo is not celebrated in Mexico, but is popular in the United States. That is understandable as when you are away from home or have a connection with another land you may like to remember by celebrating your heritage.

On February 2, 1848 The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed in Mexico City ending the Mexican American War.

I suggest we celebrate this day as a national holiday to commemorate our great victory over Mexico. We can call it Dos de Febrero or the Second of February.