USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Baja California Sur, estado (state), northwestern Mexico, occupying the southern half of the Baja California peninsula. It is bounded to the north by the state of Baja California, to the east by the Gulf of California (also called Sea of Cortez), and to the west and south by the Pacific Ocean.

Detailed explanation-2: -It’s best to be explicit: “the State of Baja California, ” “the Baja California peninsula.” Some prefer the old-fashioned “Lower California” as clearly referring to the peninsula and its islands, and not to the state.

Detailed explanation-3: -A Mexican peninsula extending into the Pacific Ocean from the southern end of the US state of California, Baja California provides some of Mexico’s most dramatic sea and landscapes.

Detailed explanation-4: -The peninsula remained in Spanish possession until 1822, the year after Mexico gained its independence. In 1887 the peninsula was divided into two federal districts; the first capital of northern Baja California was at Ensenada. The district was redesignated as a federal territory in 1931 and became a state in 1952.