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San Felipe (Kiliwa: Juwiy mja') [2] is a coastal city in San Felipe Municipality, Baja California, located on the Gulf of California. [3] The population of San Felipe was reported as 17,143 inhabitants in the 2020 Mexican Census. [ 1 ]
The municipality is situated in the San Felipe Desert, which is located in the rain shadow formed by the Sierra de San Pedro Mártir to its west, and is the most arid region of North America. [3] Picacho del Diablo , the highest point in Baja California at 3,095 metres (10,154 ft), lies within the municipality. [ 4 ]
The steps of San Felipe (Las Gradas de San Felipe) was also a gathering place to recruit soldiers destined to the Spanish Netherlands during the War of Flanders. One day, due to the weight caused by the crush of people gathered on it to witness the prison of a reprobate, the balcony of the lonja sank. The accident caused many deaths and injuries.
San Felipe International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de San Felipe) (IATA: SFH, ICAO: MMSF) is a small international airport located 11 km (6.8 mi) south of San Felipe, Baja California, Mexico. It handles the air traffic for San Felipe.
The St. Philip the Apostle Cathedral [1] (Spanish: Catedral de San Felipe Apóstol), also known as San Felipe Cathedral [2] is a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church and is located on 7th Avenue between Caracas Avenue and 9 Street, in the city of San Felipe, in the municipality of San Felipe, the capital of Yaracuy State [3] in the Central-Western Region of South American ...
The Castle of San Felipe de Lara (Castillo de San Felipe de Lara) (often referred to simply as the Castillo de San Felipe) is a Spanish colonial fort at the entrance to Lake Izabal in eastern Guatemala. Lake Izabal is connected with the Caribbean Sea via the Dulce River and El Golfete lake. [1]
San Felipe is a town, with a population of 17,360 (2018 census), [2] and a municipality in Retalhuleu Department, situated on the road to Quetzaltenango between El Palmar, Quetzaltenango to the north-west and San Martin Zapotitlan to the south side.
San Felipe was founded by Francisco de Velasco on January 21, 1562, by orders of viceroy Luís de Velasco. The city was founded with the name of San Felipe in honor of King Philip II of Spain . In 1889 the name of the city was changed to "Ciudad González" in honor of the then governor of Guanajuato, Manuel González.