Buena Vista Buena Vista /ˌbwɛnə ˈvɪstə/

noun

1. A pitched battle in the Mexican War in 1847; United States forces under Zachary Taylor defeated the Mexican forces under Santa Anna at a locality in northern Mexico  ( Buena Vista , Battle of Buena Vista )
   a pitched battle in the Mexican War in 1847; United States forces under Zachary Taylor defeated the Mexican forces under Santa Anna at a locality in northern Mexico