Its former area currently comprises the Mexican state of Baja California Sur, located in the southern part of the Baja California peninsula.

[5] The life of the territory was governed by strong political-social movements that sought to obtain the status of a state of Mexico, an objective that was achieved in 1974.

The decree on transforming the Territory of Baja California Sur into the Free and Sovereign State of Baja California Sur was published in the Official Journal of the Federation on 8 October 1974.

[6][7] Likewise, the policies of the federal and territorial governments sought to integrate populationally and economically the region to the rest of the country, using for this the colonization and agricultural development as well as a preferential tariff regime that facilitated foreign imports in the territory.

Part of the settlement strategy was also supported by a large investment in infrastructure, public services, education, tourism, and other primary economic activities.