Presidio of Tubac

Presidio of Tubac (1752-1776, 1787-1820) - A Spanish Presidio established in 1752 in Pimeria Alta (place of the upper Pimas) in present day Santa Cruz County, Arizona. Abandoned in 1776. Reactivated in 1787. Also known as Presidio San Ignacio de Tubac. See also Camp Tubac.

Current Status

Visitor Center Tubac Presidio

Tubac Presidio State Historical Park, Santa Cruz County, Arizona

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USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 36878

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Location: Tubac Presidio State Historical Park, Santa Cruz County, Arizona. Operated by the Tubac Historical Society and volunteers. Maps & Images Lat: 31.6114789 Long: -111.0459238 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 3209'

Sources:

• Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 47
• Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2,page 16

Links:

• North American Forts - Fort Presidio of Tubac
• Wikipedia - Tubac Presidio State Historic Park
• Arizona State Parks - Tubac Presidio State Historic Park
• Park Website
• Tubac Historical Society
• NPS - San Ignacio de Tubac

Visited: 31 Oct 2009

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