Autonomous University of Baja California Sur

The Autonomous University of Baja California Sur (in Spanish: Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur, UABCS) is a Mexican public university based in the state of Baja California Sur.

Autonomous University of Baja California Sur

Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur
Motto	Spanish: Sabiduría como meta, patria como destino [1]
Motto in English	Wisdom as goal, fatherland as destiny
Type	Public university
Established	15 March 1976[2]
Location	La Paz , Baja California Sur , Mexico 24.100874°N 110.315121°W / 24.100874; -110.315121
Campus	Urban
Website	uabcs.mx

Its library holds over 42,000 volumes.^[1]

The university was created by Ángel César Mendoza Arámburo, the Governor of Baja California Sur, whose bill was published into law on 31 December 1975.^[3] Tomas Balarezo Cota was named the first rector by the university council on 2 February 1976.^[3] He was replaced by Rubén Cardoza Macías in 1978.^[4]

UABCS opened an extension campus in Guerrero Negro in 1995 under Jesús Druk González's term as rector, offering degrees in economics and agricultural engineering in its first year.^[5]

Extension campuses

• Cabo San Lucas
• Ciudad Insurgentes
• Loreto
• Guerrero Negro

References

1. "Nuestras universidades afiliadas: Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur" (in Spanish). ANUIES. 2000. Archived from the original on 2008-06-06. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
2. "Historia" (in Spanish). Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur. Archived from the original on 17 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-20.
3. "La UABCS a 47 años de su fundación". Peninsular Digital (in Spanish). 29 December 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
4. "16 de marzo: Ya pasaron 45 años en la UABCS". El Organismo (in Spanish). 16 March 2021. Archived from the original on 20 April 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
5. "Se cumplen 25 años del inicio de labores académicas de la UABCS en Guerrero Negro". Palabra BCS (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 April 2023.

External links

• Official website