| Mexico City National Cemetery | |
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 View toward the monument at the Mexico City National Cemetery | |
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| Details | |
| Established | 1851 |
| Location | |
| Country | Mexico |
| Coordinates | 19°26′34″N 99°9′56″W / 19.44278°N 99.16556°W |
| Owned by | American Battle Monuments Commission |
| No. of graves | ~1,000 |
| Website | https://www.abmc.gov/Mexico-City |
| Find a Grave | Mexico City National Cemetery |
The Mexico City National Cemetery is a cemetery in Mexico City. It was established in 1851 by the United States Congress to gather the American dead of the Mexican–American War who lay in the nearby fields and to provide burial space for Americans who died in the vicinity.
It is first dedicated United States military cemetery abroad and served as a model for later cemeteries.[1]
- ^ Dickon, Chris (2011). The Foreign Burial of American War Dead: A History. McFarland. pp. 25–26. ISBN 9780786485017. Retrieved 29 May 2018.