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Cerro Gordo

American  
[ser-raw gawr-daw] / ˈsɛr rɔ ˈgɔr dɔ /

noun

  1. a mountain pass in E Mexico between Veracruz and Jalapa: defeat of Mexican troops by U.S. troops 1847.


Cerro Gordo British  
/ ˈθɛrrɔ ˈɡorðo /

noun

  1. a mountain pass in E Mexico, between Veracruz and Jalapa: site of a battle in the Mexican War (1847) in which American forces under General Scott decisively defeated the Mexicans

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They say their best catch was a cowboy materializing on camera during their exploration of California’s Cerro Gordo ghost town in 2019.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 28, 2022

Benjamin Gonzalez, 39, entered the written plea Monday in Cerro Gordo County District Court and waived his right to a speedy trial, the Globe Gazette reported.

From Washington Times Apr. 28, 2021

He’s being held in the Cerro Gordo County Jail on $2,000 bond.

From Washington Times Sep. 10, 2020

“The loss of the American Hotel is incalculable,” said Roger Vargo, president of Friends of Cerro Gordo, “due to its historic value to the growth of Los Angeles and much of the Old West.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 21, 2020

On the way between Cerro Gordo and the village of Rio del Plan, she had lingered behind the cortège that accompanied her wounded brother.

From The Guerilla Chief And other Tales by Reid, Mayne

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