San Antonio del Mar

San Antonio del Mar is a Locality located in the Municipality of Tijuana, with 590 inhabitants.[1]

Locality in Baja California, Mexico
32°20′32″N 117°3′22″W / 32.34222°N 117.05611°W / 32.34222; -117.05611Country MexicoStateBaja California Baja CaliforniaMunicipalityPlayas de TijuanaLocality established1966Area
 • Total1.265 km2 (0.5 sq mi)Elevation
50 m (160 ft)Population
 (2010 census)[2]
 • Total590 • Density470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)Time zoneUTC– 08:00 (PST) • Summer (DST)UTC– 07:00 (PDT)Area code661Websitehttp://www.rosarito.gob.mxSources: (in Spanish) INEGI, Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México

History

San Antonio del Mar was founded in 1966 by a group of American investors, who wanted a beach resort for Tourists and Expatriates.[3]

The community was originally named San Antonio de Padua, named after the original Saint of The Alamo mission, which was close to where San Antonio was established, but they later changed it in 1973 to San Antonio del Mar to reflect the proximity to the ocean.[4]

References

  1. ^ "San Antonio Del Mar (Baja California) Tijuana". mexico.PueblosAmerica.com (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2023-08-02.
  2. ^ https://mexico.pueblosamerica.com/i/san-antonio-del-mar/
  3. ^ "The Alamo". HISTORY. 2021-01-12. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
  4. ^ "The Alamo". HISTORY. 2021-01-12. Retrieved 2023-08-02.