Santo Tomás, Baja California

Santo Tomás, Baja California
Santo Tomás Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 30°50′16″N 116°03′26″W
Country	Mexico
State	Baja California
Municipality	Ensenada
Time zone	UTC-8 (Northwest US Pacific)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (Northwest)

Santo Tomás a town in Ensenada Municipality, Baja California, on the Pacific Coast of Mexico. Santo Tomás is a primarily a wine-growing region, though it is increasingly a tourist destination.

History

Santo Tomás is one of numerous wine-growing regions in Baja California.

It was originally the site of the Misión Santo Tomás de Aquino. After the mission was abandoned, it was taken as a post for the Mexican frontier garrison and for a time as the capital of the territory of Baja California. The town grew up east of the Mission site.

Economy

Santo Tomás is a wine-growing region, home to numerous vineyards and wineries. Since the rise in popularity of Valle de Guadalupe as a premier wine region in Baja California, Santo Tomás has begun to develop tourist accommodations, such as hotels and fine dining.

See also

• Spanish missions in California

References

• Meigs, Peveril, III. 1935. The Dominican Mission Frontier of Lower California. University of California Publications in Geography No. 7. Berkeley.
• Vernon, Edward W. 2002. Las Misiones Antiguas: The Spanish Missions of Baja California, 1683-1855. Viejo Press, Santa Barbara, California.