Baja California Territory

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Baja California Territory
Territory of Mexico
1824–1931
Location of the Baja California Territory (red) in Mexico, 1824.
Capital	Loreto (1824–1829) La Paz (1829–1931)
• Type	Territory of Mexico
History
• Created	1824
• Divided	1931
Preceded by Succeeded by The Californias State of the Californias Republic of Sonora California Department Department of the Californias Republic of Baja California California Department Territory of Baja California Norte Territory of Baja California Sur

Baja California Territory (Territorio de Baja California) was a Mexican territory from 1824 to 1853, and 1854 to 1931, that encompassed the Baja California peninsula of present-day northwestern Mexico. It replaced the Baja California Province (1773–1824) of the Spanish colonial Viceroyalty of New Spain, after Mexican independence. Along with Alta California, the two territories were split from the Spanish Californias region.

In 1931, Baja California Territory was divided into the "Territory of Baja California Norte" and the "Territory of Baja California Sur". In 1952, the "North Territory" became the 29th State of Mexico as Baja California. In 1974, the "South Territory" became the 31st state as Baja California Sur.^[1][2]