Near Lochiel in Santa Cruz County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Fray Marcos De Niza
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, October 29, 2014
1. Fray Marcos De Niza Marker
Fray Marcos De Niza
Vice-Commissary of the Franciscan Order.
and
Delegate of the Viceroy in Mexico.
Entered Arizona
The first European, west of the Rockies.
April 12, 1539.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Exploration. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1958.
Location. 31° 20.349′ N, 110° 37.645′ W. Marker is near Lochiel, Arizona, in Santa Cruz County. It is on Duquesne Road half a mile north of US / Mexico border, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Patagonia AZ 85624, 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 6 other markers are within 16 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: San Antonio De La Ossa Chapel (approx. 0.4 miles away); Little Outfit School (approx. 11.2 miles away); John Ward's Ranch (approx. 15.6 miles away); Cady Hall (approx. 15.7 miles away); Patagonia Depot (approx. 15.8 miles away); Mowry Mine (approx. 15.8 miles away).
Also see . . . Arizona Explained - Marcos de Niza, the cities of Gold. (Submitted on October 31, 2014, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona.)
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Photographed by Bill Kirchner, October 29, 2014
2. Fray Marcos De Niza Marker
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, October 29, 2014
3. Fray Marcos De Niza Marker
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, October 29, 2014
4. Fray Marcos De Niza Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 31, 2014, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,635 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 31, 2014, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
