Tijuana
Details
- Names
Tijuana
Tiajuana
Zaragoza
- Place Type
- inhabited place
- Description
- Located 12 miles S of San Diego, California; originated as ranch settlement on part of land grant; developed as border resort with gambling casinos; became chief entry point between Mexico & California; land grant disputes were resolved in 1962.
- Authority
- Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- Source
- Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988); NGA/NIMA database (2003-); Times Atlas of the World (1994); Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988);
- Died
Related Artworks
Media