The forgotten minning towns of Baja Sur

About the town of San Antonio:La Paz, Baja California Sur – El Real de San Antonio dates from the 18th century and it is said that it was founded by Gaspar Pisón in 1756. The re-discovery of gold during the mid nineteenth century brought with it a period of economic growth and development to the remote southern region of Baja California. Porfirio Díaz granted concessions to the mines to foreign investors – mainly English – and they brought Chinese labor to work alongside Yaqui Indians to work in the prosperous mines of San Antonio, El Triunfo and Santa Ana.