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

Baca Float Number 3

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, January 30, 2010

1. Baca Float Number 3 Marker

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

Inscription. This was the northern boundary of Baca Float Number 3, one of five 100,000-acre grants made to the Baca family, in exchange for land taken from them in New Mexico. An attempt was made to relocate this grant to include mines in the Santa Rita Mountains to the north, but in 1917 the grant was established here, and settlers on the land were evicted. Many moved north to present-day Tubac.

Erected by Tubac Historical Society and the Arizona Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Hispanic Americans • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1917.

Location. 31° 36.682′ N, 111° 2.75′ W. Marker is in Tubac, Arizona, in Santa Cruz County. It can be reached from Presidio Drive. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tubac AZ 85646, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Arizona’s Sky Islands,

in the Sonoran Desert,

in Southeastern Arizona,

in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area,

and specifically in the Tucson Metro Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Southwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also the Gadsden Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Tubac Presidio (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Presidio of Tubac (about 400 feet away); Tubac Schools (about 500 feet away); Juan Bautista de Anza (about 500 feet away); Churches in Tubac (about 500 feet away); Charles Debrille Poston (about 700 feet away); Tubac (approx. 0.3 miles away); Mission San José de Tumacácori (approx. 3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tubac.

More about this marker. The marker was taken down and placed in storage in 2007, due to remodeling at the park. Due to the park closing,

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it is not known when it will be placed at its original location.

Regarding Baca Float Number 3. The Tubac Presidio State Historic Park is scheduled to close March 29, 2010.

Additional keywords. Forced displacement

Survey marker by rock image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, January 30, 2010

2. Survey marker by rock

This was the northern boundary of Baca Float Number 3

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, January 30, 2010

3. Rojas House

The Rojas House is in the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park. The northern boundary of Baca Float Number 3 is along fence line at right of photo.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 3, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 4,614 times since then and 99 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 3, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.