a village in NE Mexico, near Saltillo: site of the defeat of the Mexicans by US forces (1847)
Buena Vista in American English
(ˈbweɪnə ˈvɪstə; ˈbjunə)
site of a battle (1847) of the Mexican War, near Saltillo, Mexico, in which Santa Ana's army withdrew after a stalemated engagement with U.S. forces under Zachary Taylor, giving Taylor control of N Mexico