Jose Canseco offers Cinco de Mayo history lesson; Suggests new name for holiday

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Abe's Anaconda was just starting to block southern ports

— Jose Canseco (@JoseCanseco) May 5, 2014

Euro powers want broken america . Spain and british ships were also ready in Vera Cruz.

— Jose Canseco (@JoseCanseco) May 5, 2014

But Mexico destroys Napoleon in Puebla. David beats Golliath 2

— Jose Canseco (@JoseCanseco) May 5, 2014

Ports stay blocked . no Europe aid. Death sentence for the south.

— Jose Canseco (@JoseCanseco) May 5, 2014

Today is really Gracias A Mexico day. Think about it. Hug for u Mexico.

— Jose Canseco (@JoseCanseco) May 5, 2014

With those pieces of Canseco’s speculative history in mind, he suggested a new name for Cinco de Mayo:

Cinco de Mayo should be called When Mexico Saved Americas ass day.

— Jose Canseco (@JoseCanseco) May 5, 2014

Suffice to say that the “science isn’t settled” on Canseco’s version of historical events.