Buena Vista

Buena Vista, which means "pleasant view" in Spanish, may refer to a number of things.

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It is the name of several places in the United States:

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• Buena Vista County, Iowa
• Buena Vista, California
• Buena Vista, Colorado
• Buena Vista, Georgia
• Buena Vista, Michigan
• Buena Vista, Virginia
• Buena Vista, Portage County, Wisconsin
• Buena Vista, Richland County, Wisconsin
• Buena Vista Charter Township, Michigan
• Buena Vista Township, New Jersey
• Lake Buena Vista, Florida (owned by Disney; see also the Disney divisions below)
• North Buena Vista, Iowa
• Buena Vista Park, a park in the Haight-Ashbury and Buena Vista Heights neighborhoods of San Francisco, California.

It is the name of one place in Canada:

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• Buena Vista, Saskatchewan

The Battle of Buena Vista was a land battle of the Mexican-American War fought on February 23, 1847 in Buena Vista, seven miles (12 km) south of Saltillo, in northern Mexico.

Related Topics:
Battle of Buena Vista - February 23 - 1847

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Buena Vista is frequently used as a name for divisions of The Walt Disney Company, including:

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• Buena Vista Motion Pictures Group, Disney's film division
• Buena Vista Music Group, Disney's music division
• Buena Vista Distribution, a film distributor in United States
• Buena Vista International, a film distributor
• Buena Vista Interactive, a software company

Buena Vista Social Club is both an album of music from Cuba and a movie by Wim Wenders.

Related Topics:
An album of music - From Cuba - A movie by - Wim Wenders

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See also: Vista.

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