Sierra Mojada
| Sierra Mojada | |
|---|---|
| Municipal seat and city | |
  Sierra Mojada Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 27°18′N 103°41′W / 27.300°N 103.683°WCoordinates: 27°18′N 103°41′W / 27.300°N 103.683°W | |
| Country |
 Mexico |
| State | Coahuila |
| Municipality | Sierra Mojada |
Sierra Mojada is a city and seat of the municipality of Sierra Mojada, in the north-eastern Mexican state of Coahuila.[1] Local oral tradition, documented by the priest James Lienert, states that Ambrose Bierce, who disappeared without a trace in 1913, was executed by firing squad in the town cemetery.[2]
References
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía. Principales resultados por localidad 2005 (ITER). Retrieved on November 9, 2008
- ↑ Lienert, James (2004), "Monument in the Sierra Mojada cemetery", The Ambrose Bierce Site, with inscription stating that Bierce was shot there.
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