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Spain laid claim to much of the land in present day southwestern US. Because of the great distances and the hostilities of the Indian tribes, Spanish rule extended only to the southern portion of present day Arizona, and at times not even that much. Tucson was the only permanent town established, because of the military garrison there. | Spain laid claim to much of the land in present day southwestern US. Because of the great distances and the hostilities of the Indian tribes, Spanish rule extended only to the southern portion of present day Arizona, and at times not even that much. Tucson was the only permanent town established, because of the military garrison there. | ||
Spain establish the practice of giving land grants to encourage settlement on the fringes of their rule. Mexico continued this practice. All Spanish and Mexican land grants were located in the Gadsden Purchase. If you stand in downtown Tucson and and look to the southeast corner of present day Arizona, then turn 90 degrees to your right along the border. All of these Spanish and Mexican Land Grants are located in that triangle. Look for records in the | Spain establish the practice of giving land grants to encourage settlement on the fringes of their rule. Mexico continued this practice. All Spanish and Mexican land grants were located in the Gadsden Purchase. If you stand in downtown Tucson and and look to the southeast corner of present day Arizona, then turn 90 degrees to your right along the border. All of these Spanish and Mexican Land Grants are located in that triangle. | ||
Look for records in the following | |||
*[http://www.azarchivesonline.org/xtf/view?docId=ead/uoa/UAMS312.xml;query=;brand=default Records relating to Cases Decided by the United States Court of Private Land Claims, Arizona District] | |||
*[http://www.nmcpr.state.nm.us/archives/land_grants.htm Land Claims]. | |||
*[[United States. United-States - Land and Property- Private land claims|Private land claims]] | |||
=== Spanish and Mexican land (from 1820 to 1846) that would later become Arizona === | === Spanish and Mexican land (from 1820 to 1846) that would later become Arizona === | ||