San Jose del Cabo

A Land Before Time
Our guide may be short, but San José del Cabo—known as simply San José among locals—has a long, rich history. Forty thousand years ago, the San José region was known as Añuiti (“place full of reeds”) and populated by the Pericue Indians, who were very tall and strong and in possession of advanced maritime technology. The Pericues lived on the land, feasted from the oceans, and left later generations tales of their lives through mysterious paintings on cave walls. Through the years, the land now known as San José del Cabo was fought over and lost, rebuilt and destroyed, cherished or sold by many peoples: the English, the Spanish, the Pericues, and even pirates.

Spanish galleons made their way to San José del Cabo in the 17th and 18th centuries. They would stop, it’s said, to replenish their water supplies in the Río San José during their long voyages to Asia. The town’s mission was founded in 1730.

Now San José is the municipal seat for Los Cabos and home to amazing restaurants, magnificent hotels, quaint shops, beautiful architecture, warm people, and safe streets.
Excerpt from Los Cabos Magazine. https://www.loscabosmagazine.com/2013/09/my-favorite-weekend-san-jose-del-cabo/

San José del Cabo power plant building in 1957. Photo by Howard E. Gulick.
San José del Cabo power plant building in 1957. Photo by Howard E. Gulick.

 

San Jose del Cabo town square, April, 1957. Photo by Howard E. Gulick.
San Jose del Cabo town square, April, 1957. Photo by Howard E. Gulick.

 

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Fisher’s Hotel, San José del Cabo, April 209, 1957. Photo by Howard E. Gulick.

 

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San José del Cabo downtown Plaza and Church August 2005 • Photo by Joseph A. Tyson

 

Palacio Municipal, downtown San José del Cabo, August 2005. Photo Joseph A. Tyson.
Palacio Municipal, downtown San José del Cabo, August 2005. Photo Joseph A. Tyson.

 

The Municipal Building or Town Hall of San José del Cabo. El  Ayuntamiento, calle Miguel Hidalgo en el centro de San José del Cabo. Photo © Bruce Herman c. 1998
The Municipal Building or Town Hall of San José del Cabo. El Ayuntamiento, calle Miguel Hidalgo en el centro de San José del Cabo. Photo © Bruce Herman c. 1998

 

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Palacio Municipal, The Municipal Building or Town Hall of San José del Cabo. El Ayuntamiento, calle Miguel Hidalgo en el centro de San José del Cabo. Photo taken June 22, 2015 © Joseph A. Tyson

 

 

 

 

 

 

Palacio Municipal, downtown San José del Cabo, 2013.  © PhotoMexico.com
Palacio Municipal, downtown San José del Cabo, 2013. © PhotoMexico.com

Source: https://www.loscabosmagazine.com/2013/09/my-favorite-weekend-san-jose-del-cabo/

San Jose del Cabo, c. 1910https://raulverdugo.blogspot.mx/2012/06/san-jose-del-cabo-anuiti.html

San Jose del Cabo, c. 1910
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La Misión Jesuita, se estableció por primera vez , cerca de la costa, donde los Josefinos, conocemos  el lugar como Las misiones, a un lado del cementerio actual de San Jose del Cabo,  pero pronto se trasladó ocho kilómetros  hacia el interior, hoy San José Viejo. 

The Jesuit Mission was first established near the coast, where the Josefinos, the place known as missions, aside from the current cemetery of San Jose del Cabo, but soon eight kilometers inland moved, now San José Viejo.
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