Tubac Presidio Marker

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Tubac in Santa Cruz County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Tubac Presidio

By Bill Kirchner, January 30, 2010

1. Tubac Presidio Marker

The marker was taken down and placed in storage in 2007, due to remodeling at the park.

Inscription. Here stood the original Spanish presidio or fort established as San Ignacio de Tubac after the Pima uprising of 1751. Captain Juan Bautista de Anza was in command in 1775, when he led his famous expedition to California to found San Francisco. The garrison was moved to Tucson in 1776, but Tubac was reoccupied by Pima Indian soldiers in the later 1780's. In 1959 Arizona's first state park was established here.

Erected by Tubac Historical Society and the Arizona Historical Society.

Marker series. This marker is included in the Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail marker series.

Location. 31° 36.725′ N, 111° 2.787′ W. Marker is in Tubac, Arizona, in Santa Cruz County. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tubac AZ 85646, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 7 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Tubac Schools (within shouting distance of this marker); Presidio of Tubac (within shouting distance of this marker); Churches in Tubac (within shouting distance of this marker); Baca Float Number 3 (about 300 feet away, in a direct line); Charles Debrille Poston (about 400 feet away); Tubac (approx. 0.3 miles away); Boy Scout Memorial (approx. 12.4 miles away).

Tubac Presidio Photo, Click for full size

By Bill Kirchner, January 30, 2010

2. Tubac Presidio

Diorama in visitor center at Tubac Presidio State Historic Park.

More about this marker. Marker is in storage at the Tubac Presidio Historic State Park. Due to the park closing, it is not known when it will be placed at its original location.

Regarding Tubac Presidio. The Tubac Presidio State Historic Park is scheduled to close March 29, 2010.

Also see . . . Tubac Presidio State Historic Park. The website of the park gives history, additional information and photos of the park. (Submitted on February 4, 2010.)

Credits. This page originally submitted on February 3, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 689 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 3, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.