Palo Alto, Texas

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Palo Alto, Texas is a historic site in southern Texas best known as the battlefield where the first major engagement of the Mexican–American War took place.

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Palo Alto, Texas canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battlefield ⓘ
historic site ⓘ
belligerent Mexican Army ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
category Historic sites in Texas ⓘ
Mexican–American War battlefields ⓘ
Protected areas of Texas ⓘ
commandedBy Mariano Arista ⓘ
Zachary Taylor ⓘ
conflict Mexican–American War ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
dateOfEvent 1846-05-08 ⓘ
hasHeritageDesignation U.S. National Historical Park ⓘ
hasHistoricalPeriod 19th century ⓘ
hasHistoricalSignificance beginning of large-scale hostilities in the Mexican–American War ⓘ
heritageDesignationAppliesTo Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park ⓘ
knownFor site of the first major engagement of the Mexican–American War ⓘ
locatedIn Texas ⓘ
southern Texas ⓘ
locatedInOrNear Brownsville, Texas ⓘ
linked to: Brownsville
locatedNear Rio Grande ⓘ
partOf Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park ⓘ
U.S.–Mexico border region ⓘ
resultOfBattle United States victory ⓘ
significantEvent Battle of Palo Alto ⓘ
terrainFeature coastal prairie ⓘ

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Battle of Palo Alto → location → Palo Alto, Texas ⓘ