Santiago, Baja California Sur

Santiago (Spanish: [sanˈtjaɣo] (listen); previously Aiñiní)[1] is a small town in Los Cabos Municipality in Baja California Sur, Mexico, located on Mexico's Highway 1, about an hour's drive north of San José del Cabo. Like Todos Santos it is almost directly on top of the Tropic of Cancer.

Santiago
Santiago Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 23°28′55″N 109°43′06″W
Country	Mexico
State	Baja California Sur
Elevation	390 ft (120 m)
Population  (2010)
• City	752
• Urban	0

The Misión Santiago de Los Coras in Aiñiní was founded in 1724 by the Jesuit missionary, Ignacio Maria Napoli,[2] and closed in 1795; the subsequent Church of Santiago Apostol was built nearby.[3]

References

1. Crosby, Harry (1994). Antigua California: Mission and Colony on the Peninsular Frontier, 1697-1768. UNM Press. pp. 107–. ISBN 978-0-8263-1495-6.
2. A Gift of Angels: The Art of Mission San Xavier Del Bac. University of Arizona Press. 2010. pp. 145–. ISBN 978-0-8165-2840-0.
3. Palmerlee, Danny (2007). Baja California and Los Cabos. Lonely Planet. pp. 202–. ISBN 978-1-74104-564-2.

• 2010 census tables: INEGI