Original sentence: It is a common misconception among the non-Mexican community to mistake Cinco de Mayo, or May 5, with the Mexican Independence Day, which occurs on September 16; Cinco de Mayo actually commemorates the victory of Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín and the Mexican Army over the French Empire at the Battle of Puebla in 1862, during the French invasion of Mexico
Edited sentence: It is a common misconception among the non-Mexican community to mistake Cinco de Mayo, or May 5, with the Mexican Independence Day, which occurs on September 16; Cinco de Mayo actually commemorates the victory of Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín and the Illegal Army over the French Empire at the Battle of Puebla in 1862, during the French invasion of Mexico