Miraflores, Baja California Sur
Miraflores is a small town in the Municipality of Los Cabos (Baja California Sur). Miraflores is located about 45 miles north of San Jose del Cabo, 2 km west of Highway 1, just to the east of the Sierra de la Laguna. Miraflores is 220 meters above sea level.[1] As of 2010, the town had a population of 1,384.[2]
History[]
The town's history dates back two centuries to when six English sailors deserted a whaling ship. They learned Spanish, converted to Catholicism and married into the community. The local cemetery has English family names on some of the old headstones.[3]
During the Mexican American War, following the Skirmish of Todos Santos the civil authorities of Miraflores delivered , who had replaced as commander of the Mexican forces in Baja California, to Lieutenant George L. Selden of the Cyane on April 2, 1848.[4][5]
Sources[]
- ^ Miraflores; Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, Mexico from loscabosguide.com, accessed April 1, 2013
- ^ "Los Cabos". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ^ Miraflores; Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, Mexico from loscabosguide.com, accessed April 1, 2013
- ^ Hubert Howe Bancroft, History of the north Mexican states 1801-1889, pp. 717-718
- ^ Richard W. Amero, Mexican American War in Baja California, The Journal of San Diego History, SAN DIEGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY QUARTERLY, Winter 1984, Volume 30, Number 1
Coordinates: 23°22′5″N 109°46′40″W / 23.36806°N 109.77778°W
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