Cerro Gordo

American

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

noun

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

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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Cerro Gordo

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

Gonzalez remained jailed Wednesday in Cerro Gordo County on $1 million bail.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 28, 2021

The marketer and his partners bought the Cerro Gordo ghost town for $1.4 million in 2018 with the goal of transforming it into a remote tourist attraction.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2020

Shortly after he decided to wait out the coronavirus lockdown in Cerro Gordo, the area was buried in 5 feet of snow.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2020

There were veterans who had fought at Cerro Gordo, and steadily ever since in the civil wars.

From The Missourian by Eugene P. (Eugene Percy) Lyle

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