History

A Portuguese explorer sailing under the Spanish flag discovered Ensenada on September 17, 1542. Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo named the area San Mateo.

It remained San Mateo for 60 years. In 1602 Spanish captain and explorer Sebastián Vizcaíno rediscovered the area. He renamed it Ensenada de Todos Los Santos

Ensenada: Its Background, Founding and Early Development was written by Maria Eugenia Bonifaz de Novelo and published by the San Diego Historical Society in 1984.

She elaborates on the influencial roles of historical notables like Father Junípero Serra, The Dominicans, Alferez José Manuel Ruiz and Francisco Gastelum.

Remember that as recent as 1848 and the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, there was no difference between Baja California, Mexico and what is now the US state of California.

To read more on the history of Ensenada, please follow the link below.

http://sandiegohistory.org/journal/84winter/ensenada.htm

TESTIMONIALS

“I went from basic to fluent Spanish in about 10 short-term stays over 4 or 5 years to the college in Ensenada. I traveled alone and I never had any security problems whatsoever. I took my teenage godchild along for one week. I have made wonderful friends in Ensenada and still love to visit this peaceful seaside town regularly.”

Marion Renk-Rosenthal Publisher Corona del Mar, CA

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