Due to artifacts such as arrow heads and Clovis points it is estimated that the BCS was first cultivated primitively as early as 11000bc. Most likely for the abundance of food for early hunters and gatherers including snakes, birds, fish and wild cats. When the earliest explorers came to check out the sur they found 4 ethnic groups, hunters/gatherers but well skilled in fishing and pottery.(just no agriculture)
The first spaniards arrived 1533 but made no attempts to civilize the sur until the late 17th century. Colonization as always came with its price for the indigenous with disease and violence that deeply decreased their numbers. After the Mexican-American war ownership of the peninsula was given to mexico.
Today BCS serves as a getaway spot for tourism but still makes a good economy through salt mining. There is great fishing and good agriculture, plus big waves and some of the most beautiful sights to attract a large tourism industry.
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