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David K
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Good question... I did some searching through my books and the oldest mention of 'La Gringa' I found (so far) was from the first edition of Howard
Gulick and Peter Gerhard's 'Lower California Guidebook' c1956. I also checked Peterson's 'The Baja Adventure Book' c1998 which usually has good
history tidbits... nada.
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maybe the woman who runs the BOLA museum might know, I will try to find her email ... I see it is on the maps as Punta La Gringa/Campo Juarez.
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Campo Juarez (was active in the 1980's) is gone... La Gringa dates back to pre-1956.
Yes, she may know... or have a good 'made-up' answer... but, it will need to be from the 1950's or before.
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Ahhhhh this question seems to rise up every 10 years or so.....new curiosity. there are about 3-4 versions of why its called La Gringa, most loosely
based on the " La Llarona" theme of woman wailing for her children or lost love. I have never gathered any concrete evidence in oral histories so
far. SENT TO ME BY CAROLINA FROM THE BOLA MUSEUM.
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Remember that in the 1950's, this was a pretty remote place. Antero (Papa) Diaz turned Bahia de L.A. into a fisherman's resort with most of his trade
coming in by small plane... starting after WWII.
The tiny village there may have had 50 people (tops) who were either turtle fishermen or worked for Papa Diaz. The people who would have known the
story first hand are gone (Papa Diaz, Dick Daggett, Francisco Muņoz)... but perhaps their relatives or another old timer who was there in the 1950's
would know.
I almost recall hearing the story when I was a kid (first trip to L.A. Bay was in 1967)... but am not certain... An American woman lived there... or
was killed there (boat accident?)?
The El Toro Copper Mine brought their ore down to La Gringa for shipment out... a few piles of copper ore remain near the bay marking that spot... 7
miles from the mine... that was way back in time, too!
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Baja has so many mysteries ....
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Itis one of the reasons I keep going back... Sort of like 'Murder on the Orient Express'!
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