The most serious is melanoma. Like all body tissues our skin is made up of cells: basal cells, squamous cells and melanocytes. Skin cancer types are named after the skin cell in which the cancer develops: basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma.
Pichilingue Harbour, La Paz, Baja California, Mexico. History. Although the city was officially founded in 1535, its area had been known by hunter and gatherer peoples since Neolithic times. Rock paintings and other artifacts dating as far back as 10,000 years ago attest to their presence in most regions of the Baja.
Mexicans first arrived in present-day New Mexico in 1598 and founded the city of Santa Fe in 1610. By 1800, Spain had governed Mexico as a colony for almost 300 years. Although Spaniards held positions of power, the people of Mexico were primarily mestizos --people of both Spanish and indigenous heritage.