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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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

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

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

Underwood’s commitment to the Cerro Gordo restoration project has been tested mightily in recent months.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2020

We had passed through Cerro Gordo with “only a scratch.”

From The Guerilla Chief And other Tales by Reid, Mayne

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