Autonomous University of Baja California Sur

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|name = Autonomous University of Baja California Sur

|native_name = Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur

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|motto = {{langx|es|Sabiduría como meta, patria como destino}} {{cite web|url=http://www.anuies.mx/servicios/d_estrategicos/afiliadas/24.html |title=Nuestras universidades afiliadas: Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur |date=2000 |publisher=ANUIES |language=Spanish |accessdate=2008-09-16 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080606022858/http://www.anuies.mx/servicios/d_estrategicos/afiliadas/24.html |archivedate=2008-06-06 }}

|mottoeng = Wisdom as goal, fatherland as destiny

|established = 15 March 1976{{cite web|url=http://www.uabcs.mx/universidad/historia.html|title=Historia|publisher=Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur|language=Spanish|accessdate=2008-09-20|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080917072811/http://www.uabcs.mx/universidad/historia.html|archivedate=17 September 2008|url-status=dead}}

|type = Public university

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|city = La Paz

|state = Baja California Sur

|country = Mexico

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|campus = Urban

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|website = {{URL|uabcs.mx}}

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The Autonomous University of Baja California Sur (in {{langx|es|Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur, UABCS}}) is a Mexican public university based in the state of Baja California Sur.

Its library holds over 42,000 volumes.

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.{{cite news|url=https://peninsulardigital.com/2022/12/29/la-uabcs-a-47-anos-de-su-fundacion/|title=La UABCS a 47 años de su fundación|work=Peninsular Digital|date=29 December 2022|access-date=19 April 2023|language=es}} Tomas Balarezo Cota was named the first rector by the university council on 2 February 1976. He was replaced by Rubén Cardoza Macías in 1978.{{cite news|url=https://www.elorganismo.com/16-de-marzo-ya-pasaron-45-anos-en-la-uabcs/?doing_wp_cron=1681958669.8137600421905517578125|title=16 de marzo: Ya pasaron 45 años en la UABCS|work=El Organismo|date=16 March 2021|access-date=19 April 2023|language=es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230420025050/https://www.elorganismo.com/16-de-marzo-ya-pasaron-45-anos-en-la-uabcs/?doing_wp_cron=1681958669.8137600421905517578125|archive-date=20 April 2023|url-status=live}}

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.{{cite news|url=https://www.palabrabcs.com/municipios/norte/se-cumplen-25-anos-del-inicio-de-labores-academicas-de-la-uabcs-en-guerrero-negro/|title=Se cumplen 25 años del inicio de labores académicas de la UABCS en Guerrero Negro|work=Palabra BCS|access-date=19 April 2023|language=es}}