Events and Wellness31 December, 2017 Stand Strong WE LOVE OUR TOWN Officially established in September 2017, the activities of Anamos Nuestro Pueblo are focused on developing opportunities for the vulnerable population of Todos Santos. Mission: Help improve the area’s health, education, culture and environment. Vision: A community with more opportunities and less risk. Donations and Information Rosa Isela Ramirez Tel. (612) 127-3216Continue reading...
History30 December, 2017 Cave paintings in Baja California Sur Cristina Ortiz Manzo Rock paintings are considered the oldest intangible cultural item in the world. In Mexico, it’s possible to find expressions of this nature in different places. For example, the Baja California peninsula has several areas where you can appreciate the beauty of cave art. It is appropriate to mention here that the National Institute of AnthropologyContinue reading...
History27 December, 2017 From dusty road to the Camino Real in Southern California Rosamaría Mendoza Salgado The geography of the California peninsula has been delineated over thousands of years by trails carved through plains, valleys, crests of the sierra, and over the earth, sand and rocks trodden by the indigenous people who populated this land. The paths joined ranches and places inhabited by Californios where there were watering holes and landContinue reading...
Destination26 December, 2017 The 10 Historical and Cultural Attractions in La Paz The first time Hernan Cortes arrived in La Paz was 1533. He was looking for an island inhabited by beautiful women and overflowing with gold. Since that time, the bay has witnessed many great events and has been visited by many important personalities. However, as with all of the vast history of Mexico, the storyContinue reading...
History23 December, 2017 Mission Ruins Anthony Quartuccio My primary interest was to sketch and paint as many missions and ruins as I could find and time would permit. There are some 30 to 36 missions, depending on how they are listed. Catholic missionaries established the Baja California missions from 1697 to 1768. With their crumbling adobe walls, most of the missions areContinue reading...
Art and History21 December, 2017 Missionary History and Art Church Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Todos Santos Todos Santos was originally a town dependent on the Mission of Our Lady of Pilar located in La Paz and established in 1723. A contribution from Rosa de la Peña, cousin of the Marquis of Villapuente, made the mission of Todos Santos possible. The donation was usedContinue reading...
Legend20 December, 2017 The Legend Juan Melgar They refused to be heroes Gathered in an enormous metal shed in Santa Rosalia, representatives of the miners, foundry workers, mechanics, cable car and power plant operators deliberated over the time when strikers would begin picketing the ore chutes, the mines, the train station, the port, the roads, and the workshops. The leaders of twoContinue reading...
Literature18 December, 2017 Californian Literature Biography of the author Eligio Moises Coronado is a teacher, cultural promoter, author, historian and clerk for the municipality of La Paz. Originally from La Paz, he graduated from the Escuela Normal Urbana de La Paz as an elementary school teacher. He has been a professor at the Autonomous University of Guadalajara and at theContinue reading...
Destination and History16 December, 2017 Scented Soil Dr. José Martín Olmos Ceseña From rustic rafts and galleons to majestic sport fishing vessels. The symbiosis of history and imagination with the past and future make this scented soil one of the most wonderful places in the world. The nautical history of the southcalifornians seas perhaps began with the Guaycuras, Pericues and Cochimies Indians who were nomads. On handmadeContinue reading...
History13 December, 2017 The History of the Camino Real Joaquín Précoma Valle Mexico, like all of Latin America, is a product of the cross breeding and cultural merging of Mesoamerican and Spanish cultures. It all began during the imperialist period in the 15th century with the voyages of Cristóbal Colón who searched for new commercial routes to Asian ports. The discovery of the new continent generated greatContinue reading...
History11 December, 2017 JUAN MARIA DE SALVATIERRA Y VISCONTI Eligio Moisés Coronado Born in Milan, Italy, on November 15, 1648, Juan Maria de Salvatierra began his novitiate at the Jesuit Society in Genoa, where he studied and worked as a teacher. At the age of 27, he received an assignment to New Spain, the destination he and his friend, Juan Bautista Zappa, had requested. In Mexico City,Continue reading...
Culture and History9 December, 2017 Jesuit Missionaries Gabriel Fonseca “We are frontier men, willing to be in places where there is injustice, where others can not or do not want to be, where a more universal good can be accomplished. We are poor but literate, and we want to respond to the needs of our world, to the challenge of the cross.” (Jesuit Statement)Continue reading...
Destination and History7 December, 2017 Baja California Sur Eligio Moisés Coronado DESCRIPTION OF THE PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY The Mexican state of Baja California Sur occupies the southern half of the peninsula of Baja California, in northwestern Mexico. It is located between the meridians 109o 25′ and 115o 05′ west longitude, and parallels 28o and 22o 52′ north latitude. To the north is the state of Baja California.Continue reading...
History5 December, 2017 The Interview: Ignacio Félix Cota “History is of a vital importance. Without history we have no idea of who we are or where we come from.” “Our goal was to rescue the legacy of the “Soldados de Cuera” from the Portola Expedition. In1769 the soldiers marched from Loreto to establish the Spanish colony in Alta California. They built presidios, missionsContinue reading...
Destination and History3 December, 2017 Traveling: El Camino Real Jesus Corral Although the precise date the term Camino Real was originated is unknown, it is a fact that it was applied to roads the State constructed to strengthen the relations between two or more cities. The reason was for commerce or the movement of people and usually came by order of a king, hence the termContinue reading...
History1 December, 2017 THE PREHISTORIC ORIGINS OF THE CAMINO REAL AND ITS EVOLUTION TO THE PRESENT Enrique Hambleton Well before humans entered what we now know as the Californias there were trails made by animals necessarily searching for water. The first explorers of this land in prehistoric times found maps drawn upon the land by the species that lived there. As a result of deciphering and following these maps they were able toContinue reading...
History29 November, 2017 A Note From The Editor The research to document the history of Baja California Sur is a task we undertake with great pleasure. We are absolutely dedicated to collecting first hand information from those who are experts in their in fields. Through our research, we learned that Cabo San Lucas was the first place on the peninsula that received theContinue reading...
