Misión Estero de las Palmas de San José del Cabo Añuití
The southern cape of the Baja California peninsula had been an often-visited landmark for Spanish navigators (as well as English privateers) for nearly two centuries when a mission was finally established at the Pericú settlement of Añuití in 1730 by Nicolá Tamaral.[5] Initially located near the beach, the station was subsequently moved inland about 8 kilometers.The mission was founded in 1730 on the west bank of the nearby Río San José, and its full name is taken for the life-giving freshwater estuary.In 1735–1736, the reestablished outpost was moved back closer to the coast, but it served as a visita for Mission Santiago and as the site of a Spanish presidio.In 1795, under the Dominicans, the surviving native population of Mission Santiago was transferred to San José del Cabo.