The Ensenada trademark was a brand name used by U.S. importers Strum & Drum of Chicago, IL. Strum and Drum were later owners of the National trademark, acquired when Valco's holdings were auctioned off. Ensenada instruments were distributed between the late 1960s and circa 1974. Source: Michael Wright, Guitar Stories, Volume One.
Instruments previously produced in Japan, during the late 1960s and 1970s. Distributed by Strum & Drum in Chicago, IL.