1847 in Mexico
# 1847 in Mexico

Events in the year 1847 in Mexico.

## Incumbents

* President:
   * until March 21: Valentín Gómez Farías
   * March 21 – April 2: Antonio López de Santa Anna
   * April 2 – May 20: Pedro María de Anaya
   * May 20 – September 15: Antonio López de Santa Anna
   * September 16 – November 13: Manuel de la Peña y Peña
   * starting November 13: Pedro María de Anaya

### Governors

* Aguascalientes: Felipe Cosio
* Chiapas: Jerónimo Cardona
* Chihuahua:
* Coahuila: José María de Aguirre González/N/A
* Durango:
* Guanajuato:
* Guerrero:
* Jalisco: Joaquín Angulo/Sabás Sánchez Hidalgo
* State of Mexico:
* Michoacán:
* Nuevo León: José María Parás
* Oaxaca:
* Puebla:
* Querétaro: Francisco Berdusco/Francisco de Paula Mesa
* San Luis Potosí:
* Sinaloa:
* Sonora:
* Tabasco:
* Tamaulipas: Francisco Vital Fernandez
* Veracruz: Manuel Gutiérrez Zamora/José de Emparán/Manuel Gutiérrez Zamora
* Yucatán:
* Zacatecas:

## Events

* January 13 – The Treaty of Cahuenga ends the fighting in the Mexican–American War in California.
* February 22 – Mexican–American War – The Battle of Buena Vista: 5,000 American troops under General Zachary Taylor use their superiority in artillery to drive off 15,000 Mexican troops under Antonio López de Santa Anna, defeating the Mexicans the next day.
* March 9 – Mexican–American War: United States forces under General Winfield Scott invade Mexico near Veracruz.
* March 29 – Mexican–American War: United States forces led by General Winfield Scott take Veracruz after a siege.
* April 18-Battle of Cerro Gordo August 12 – Mexican–American War: U.S. troops of General Winfield Scott begin to advance along the aqueduct around Lake Chalco and Lake Xochimilco in Mexico
* August 20 – Mexican–American War: US troops defeat Mexican troops in Valencia de Fuentes, Mexico
* September 8- Battle of Molino Del Rey
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