Buena Vista, Mexico

City: Buena Vista

State: Coahuila

Lat/Long: 25.350781, -101.033988

Approximately eight miles south of Saltillo, the village of Buena Vista was the site of the battle of Buena Vista during the Mexican War, where Zachary Taylor's forces defeated Santa Anna, ending the northern campaign of the war.

Webster's New Geographical Dictionary (Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster, 1988), 186.