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 have been studying Spanish for four years, in many different countries. I will tell anyone that asks that the instruction at Baja California Language School is as good as it gets. And the city of Ensenada is completely safe. Tourists arrive, literally, by the cruise ship load and walk the streets in perfect safety. I have travelled to Ensenada by boat, by car -- even by bicycle, and I have always felt perfectly safe. There is a wonderful “tourist district” with shops full of bargains and friendly vendors. So, whoever reads this, please don’t be put off by the bad publicity that other parts of Mexico have been receiving. It is exaggerated, and deals almost entirely with problems that people involved in the drug trade are having. People coming to Ensenada to study Spanish are as safe as they will be on any college campus in the USA.”

Jeremiah Reid Attorney San Diego, California

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