Sierra Mojada

Sierra Mojada
Municipal seat and city
Sierra Mojada Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 27°18′N103°41′W / 27.300°N 103.683°W / 27.300; -103.683
Country	Mexico
State	Coahuila
Municipality	Sierra 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

1. Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía. Principales resultados por localidad 2005 (ITER). Retrieved on November 9, 2008
2. Lienert, James (2004), "Monument in the Sierra Mojada cemetery", The Ambrose Bierce Site , with inscription stating that Bierce was shot there.