Baja California Sur was admitted as a Mexican state on October 8, 1974. Félix Agramont Cota, the last governor of the outgoing territory, served as the first governor of Baja California Sur from the state's creation in October 1974 until April 1975.[1]Angel César Mendoza Arámburo took office on April 6, 1975, as Baja California Sur's first elected governor.[1]