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Zeta is distributed primarily in Baja California, in the cities of Tijuana, Tecate, Rosarito, Ensenada, and Mexicali. [ 2 ] It was founded in 1980 by Jesús Blancornelas , known as "the spiritual godfather of modern Mexican journalism", [ 3 ] [ 4 ] along with Héctor Félix Miranda and Francisco Ortiz Franco .
These columns eventually angered Baja California's state government and Mexico's former President José López Portillo to the point that the government ordered Blancornelas to fire Miranda and banned its distribution. [6] [9] When Blancornelas refused, a SWAT team was sent to take over the paper's offices on the pretext of settling a labor ...
Baja California, [a] [b] officially the Free and Sovereign State of Baja California, [c] is a state in Mexico. It is the northwesternmost of the 32 federal entities of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1952, the area was known as the North Territory of Baja California ( Territorio Norte de Baja California ).
Western TJ Metro. The Tijuana metropolitan area, and in Spanish the Zona Metropolitana de Tijuana, is located by the Pacific Ocean in Mexico.The 2010 census placed the Tijuana metropolitan area as the fifth largest city by population in the country with 1,751,302 people.
Cneoridium dumosum (Nuttall) Hooker F. Collected March 26, 1960, at an Elevation of about 1450 Meters on Cerro Quemazón, 15 Miles South of Bahía de Los Angeles, Baja California, México, Apparently for a Southeastward Range Extension of Some 140 Miles
1829 - Land grant to Santiago Argüello in 1829, establishing Rancho Tía Juana in what was then, Alta California. 1839 - Kumeyaay raid on Tijuana. [1] 1848 - End of the Mexican–American War. International border between US and Mexico formed north of Tijuana, Tijuana area is transferred to Baja California.
The epicentre (32°15'32"N, 115°17'13.2"W) of the magnitude 7.2 earthquake on April 4, 2010 (2010 Baja California earthquake) is about 3 km east of the highway. [4] Repairs on the highway began nearly immediately. From km 20 to km 38, SCT (Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes) contractors re-levelled the road and filled cracks.
This is a list of the largest cities in Baja California. Populations are 2005 National Population Council (CONAPO) estimates. [1] The following list includes information of cities from the Baja California municipalities of Mexicali, Ensenada, Playas de Rosarito, Tijuana and Tecate.