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Article: Baja California Sur
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- Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Mexican States
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Baja California Sur
Pronunciation:
bah-hah kah-lee-FOHR-nee-ah SOOR.
Origin of state name:
The name "California" comes from a 16th-century Spanish novel. California was an island close to paradise. Baja comes from the Spanish word for lower. Sur is Spanish for south.
Capital:
La Paz.
Entered country:
1974.
Coat of Arms:
The navy blue represents justice, truth, and loyalty. The fish represents the resources of the ocean. The center section is divided in half: the red and gold represent unity, wealth, and courage. The shell symbolizes the battle that citizens have fought to defend their borders.
Holidays:
A
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o Nuevo (New Year's Day
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January 1); D
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