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.

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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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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

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

From Washington Times ● Sep. 10, 2020

Located on roughly 400 acres in the Inyo Mountains, Cerro Gordo was not designed for comfort.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2020

The mean comments on social media platforms started the moment Cerro Gordo was sold.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2020

The first great difficulty which he was compelled to encounter was, naturally, the forcing of the mountain pass of Cerro Gordo, through which the national road from Vera Cruz to the city of Mexico led.

From The Middle Period 1817-1858 by Burgess, John William