The Regional Being: Víctor Bancalari

Abstract

The present article analyzes the literature of Baja California Sur as
an autonomous manifestation within the Mexican literary system.
Based on the study of Víctor Bancalari’s poetic creation, is the arti
cle argues that South Californian literature configures an “aesthetics
of the sea and the desert” that articulates identity, territory and re
gional consciousness. The theoretical framework draws upon Latin
American studies of literary regionalism, center–periphery theory
(Rama, Palma Castro, Molina, and Varela), and symbolic geography
(Giménez), while also integrating the humanistic tradition of Reyes
and Altamirano. The findings demonstrate that Bancalari transcends
localist costumbrismo, transforming the landscape into a universal
sign capable of engaging with national and continental concerns. In
conclusion, Sudcalifornian literature should be understood not as a
marginal expression but as a legitimate form of peripheral modernity
and cultural resistance.