Downtown in Tucson in Pima County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Presidio Wall Camino Real

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, January 10, 2010

1. Presidio Wall Camino Real Marker

Inscription. Near this site was the southwest corner of the adobe wall that surrounded the Spanish Presidio, an enclosure of 11 ¼ acres which included most of the present city – county governmental complex and the Art Museum block. Tucson was the largest fort in a chain of Spanish frontier posts extending from the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of California., designed to protect the northern border of New Spain. Main Street, originally the "Camino Real," paralleled the west side of the presidio and linked Tucson with Spanish settlements from Mexico to California.

Spanish translation
Muro Presidial y Camino Real Cerca de este sitio estaba la esquina suroeste del muro del presidio español, encerrando una superficie de casi cinco hectareas, incluyendo hoy la mayor parte de las cuadras del gobierno regional y del Museo del Arte. Tucsón era el fuerte más grande de una cadena de puntos fronterizos españoles extendiendo del Golfo de México al Golfo de California para guardar la frontera norteña de la Nueva España. La Calle Main, antes el Camino Real, corriendo al lado oeste del presidio, enlazó Tucsón con poblaciones españolas desde

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México a California.

Erected 1981 by Tucson-Pima County Historical Commission and Arizona Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Hispanic Americans • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 32° 13.335′ N, 110° 58.5′ W. Marker is in Tucson, Arizona, in Pima County. It is in Downtown. It is on West Pennington Street, on the right when traveling west. Marker is located on th south side of the city complex on West Pennington Street, facing south, in front of the City Council parking lot. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 190 W Pennington St, Tucson AZ 85701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Sky Islands,

in the Sonoran Desert,

and in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Borderlands

and in the 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

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, January 10, 2010

2. Presidio Wall Camino Real Marker

Spanish translation marker

within walking distance of this marker: Southwest Corner of the Presidio (within shouting distance of this marker); Arizona's First Public School (within shouting distance of this marker); Padre-Eusebio-Francisco-Kino, S.J. (within shouting distance of this marker); Alameda Street (within shouting distance of this marker); Tucson Old Walled City (within shouting distance of this marker); The First Presbyterian Church in Tucson (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Exchange at the Presidio (about 300 feet away); Main Avenue (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tucson.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. To better understand the relationship, study each marker in the order shown.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, January 10, 2010

3. Presidio Wall Camino Real Marker

South side of Tucson City complex. Marker is in front of the City Council parking lot.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 13, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 2,015 times since then and 46 times this year. Last updated on May 13, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 13, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.