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La Paz was founded on 20 October 1548, by the Spanish conquistador Captain Alonso de Mendoza, at the site of the Inca settlement of Laja as a connecting point between the commercial routes that led from Potosí and Oruro to Lima; the full name of the city was originally Nuestra Señora de La Paz (meaning Our Lady of Peace) in commemoration of ...
La Paz is located on the Baja California peninsula on the Bay of La Paz, 210 kilometres (130 mi) south of Ciudad Constitución, municipality of Comondú, and 202 kilometres (126 mi) north of Cabo San Lucas, municipality of Los Cabos. It is located 81 kilometres (50 mi) north of the town of Todos Santos. Its geographical coordinates are 24°08 ...
La Paz grew in the spring of 1862 along the Colorado River to serve the miners washing placer gold in the La Paz Mining District. This district produced about 50,000 troy ounces of gold per year in 1863 and 1864. [5] La Paz had a population of 1,500 and was a stage stop between Fort Whipple, Arizona and San Bernardino, California. [6]
La Paz County (Spanish: Condado de La Paz) is the 15th county in the U.S. state of Arizona, located in the western part of the state. As of the 2020 census, its population was 16,557, [1] making it the second-least populous county in Arizona. The county seat is Parker. [2] The name of the county is the Spanish word for "the peace", and is taken ...
Spanish map of La Paz in 1632 written by Spanish captain Nicolás de Cardona after his expedition of 1614 Former 18th century mission bell tower of Cathedral of La Paz, Baja California Sur Misión de Nuestra Señora de Loreto Conchó , is the first successful of Baja California missions
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La Paz County was established in 1983 after many years of pushing for independence from Yuma County. [ 2 ] Eight of Arizona's fifteen counties are named after various Native American groups that are resident in parts of what is now Arizona, with another ( Cochise County ) being named after a native leader.
Districts of La Paz. The city of La Paz, Bolivia is divided into seven main districts, called "Macro Distritos", which at the same time are divided into 21 small districts or zones. [1] The city is commonly divided by the people into three main zones: South Zone, Central Zone and North Zone.