Pacific Coast Campaign
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The Pacific Coast Campaign refers to United States naval operations against targets along Mexico's Pacific Coast during the Mexican-American War. It excludes engagements of the California Campaign in Alta California. The objective of the campaign was to capture Mazatlan
, a major Mexican seaport used for imported supplies. The captured regions south of Alta California were subsequently returned to Mexico in the peace treaty that ended the war.
Mazatlán
Mazatlán is a city in the Mexican state of Sinaloa; the surrounding municipio for which the city serves as the municipal seat is Mazatlán Municipality. It is located at on the Pacific coast, across from the southernmost tip of the Baja California peninsula.Mazatlán is a Nahuatl word meaning...
, a major Mexican seaport used for imported supplies. The captured regions south of Alta California were subsequently returned to Mexico in the peace treaty that ended the war.
Sources
- Richard W. Amero, The Mexican-American War in Baja California, The Journal of San Diego History; Winter 1984, Volume 30, Number 1
- Karl Jack Bauer, The Mexican War, 1846-1848, U. of Nebraska Press, New York, 1992.