Baja California Sur · Mexico
La Paz
Baja California Sur's capital on the Sea of Cortez.
- Population
- 250,141 (2020)
- Cortés arrives
- 1535
Then
- 1535
Hernán Cortés lands on May 3 and names the bay Santa Cruz.
- 1596
The name La Paz is adopted.
- 1854
William Walker briefly makes La Paz capital of his short-lived Republic of Sonora.
Now
La Paz is the state's capital and largest city.