Miraflores is a small town in the
Municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
of
Los Cabos (Baja California Sur)
Los Cabos () is a municipality located at the southern tip of Mexico's Baja California Peninsula, in the state of Baja California Sur. It encompasses the two towns of Cabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo (the municipal seat) linked by a thirty ...
. 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
The Sierra de la Laguna is a mountain range at the southern end of the Baja California Peninsula in Mexico, and is the southernmost range of the Peninsular Ranges System.
It is located in La Paz Municipality and Los Cabos Municipality of sout ...
. Miraflores is 220 meters above sea level. As of 2010, the town had a population of 1,384.
History
The town's history dates back two centuries to when six English sailors deserted a
whaling
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It was practiced as an organized industry ...
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.
During the
Mexican American War
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*Being related to, from, or connected to the country of Mexico, in North America
** People
*** Mexicans, inhabitants of the country Mexico and their descendants
*** Mexica, ancient indigenous people ...
, following the
Skirmish of Todos Santos
Skirmish of Todos Santos (March 30, 1848), was the last clash of the Mexican–American War and ended eighteen months of hostilities in Baja California.
Raid on San Antonio
Following the relief of the Siege of San José del Cabo, Colonel Henr ...
the civil authorities of Miraflores delivered
Mauricio Castro
Mauricio Fernando Castro Matamoros (born August 11, 1981) is a Honduran footballer who currently plays for Atlético Choloma in the Honduran National League.
Club career
Nicknamed ''Pipo'', Castro began his career in his native Honduras, pla ...
, who had replaced
Manuel Pineda as commander of the Mexican forces in
Baja California
Baja California (; 'Lower California'), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Baja California ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California), is a state in Mexico. It is the northernmost and westernmost of the 32 federal entities of Mex ...
, to Lieutenant George L. Selden of the
Cyane
Cyane (; from Κυανῆ (''Kuanē''), meaning "dark blue" in ancient Greek) was a naiad in Greek mythology who tried to prevent Hades from abducting Persephone, her playmate.
Mythology
Cyane (sometimes anglicized as "Kyane") was a naiad, a f ...
on April 2, 1848.
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
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Sources
Populated places in Baja California Sur
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