San José del Cabo: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

San José del Cabo is a city located in Baja California Sur, Mexico, at the south end of the California Peninsula. Together with neighboring Cabo San Lucas, it forms a major tourist destination for travelers, particularly holidaymakers from the United States.

In 1730, Nicolás Tamaral, a Jesuit missionary, founded Mission San José del Cabo in an attempt to convert indigineous Pericu people and thus end frequent uprisings. The nearby Río San José was useful to the Spanish as a source of fresh water for galleons traveling to and from the Philippines.