Location Brownsville, Texas NRHP Reference # 66000813 Opened 1846 Phone +1 956-541-2785 | Built 1846 Designated NHL December 19, 1960 Area 20 ha Added to NRHP 15 October 1966 | |
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Address Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park, 1024 Paredes Line Rd, Brownsville, TX 78521, USA Hours Open today · 9AM–3PMTuesday9AM–3PMWednesday9AM–3PMThursday9AM–3PMFriday(Cesar Chavez Day)9AM–3PMHours might differSaturday9AM–3PMSundayClosedMondayClosedSuggest an edit Similar Palo Alto Battlefield National, Fort Brown, Commemorative Air Force Museum, Boca Chica State Park, Gladys Porter Zoo | ||
The Resaca de la Palma Battlefield is the site in Brownsville, Texas, where American forces under General Zachary Taylor engaged Mexican forces under General Mariano Arista on May 9, 1846 in the Battle of Resaca de la Palma. In the early stages of the Mexican-American War, and immediately following the Battle of Palo Alto, Arista's forces were in retreat. Taylor's forces engaged Arista at this location, resulting a defeat for the Mexican forces.
The National Park Service worked on proposals to preserve the remaining portions of the site and include it as part of Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park. House resolutions were presented by Solomon Ortiz in 2008 and again in 2009 to make this law. The resolution was added to the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, which passed March 19, 2009. The NPS acquired the 34.4-acre (13.9 ha) site from the Brownsville Community Foundation in early August 2011.