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Buena Vista

American  
[bwe-nah vees-tah] / ˈbwɛ nɑ ˈvis tɑ /

noun

  1. a village in NE Mexico, near Saltillo: American victory in battle (1847) during the Mexican War.


Buena Vista British  
/ ˈbwena ˈvista /

noun

  1. a village in NE Mexico, near Saltillo: site of the defeat of the Mexicans by US forces (1847)

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Several years later, he was approached by Disney’s Buena Vista Productions to make an American version of a successful British morning show he created.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 25, 2026

When that didn’t pan out, he pitched what would eventually become “Survivor,” developing it with Buena Vista in hopes of selling it to ABC.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 25, 2026

The Corona Animal Shelter responded in a community update Tuesday, saying that its officers responded to a report of a dog “behaving aggressively” in the 300 block of South Buena Vista on Jan. 15.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 21, 2026

The story of the Buena Vista Social Club was turned into an eponymous musical in 2023, with Portuondo featured as one of the main characters.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 26, 2025

But places were also named from the way the expedition felt at the time: Buena Esperenza, good hope; Buena Vista because the view was beautiful; and Chualar because it was pretty.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

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