Sierra Mojada

City in the Mexican state of Coahuila

Municipal seat and city in Coahuila, Mexico

27°18′N 103°41′W / 27.300°N 103.683°W / 27.300; -103.683Country

MexicoStateCoahuilaMunicipalitySierra 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] Silver Bull Resources (SVBL) has a silver exploration project near the town.^{[citation needed]}

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.