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 === History  ===
-The first land grants in [[Arizona|Arizona]] were given by Spain and Mexico. Some of the early records were kept by the [http://www.sos.state.nm.us/ Secretary's Office of New Mexico]. A helpful published source of information about these grants is:
+[[Arizona|Arizona]] became a territory in 1863. Before that, the land belonged to the New Mexico territory and before to Mexico, or Spain. The first land grants were given by Spain and Mexico. Some of those early records were kept by the [http://www.sos.state.nm.us/ Secretary's Office of New Mexico].
+A helpful published source of information about these grants is:
 *John R. and Christine Van Ness, ''Spanish and Mexican Land Grants in New Mexico and Colorado.'' Manhattan, Kansas: AG Press, 1980. (Family History Library {{FHL|219497|title-id|disp=book 978 R2s}}).