Churches in Tubac, Arizona
N 31° 36.746 W 111° 02.819
12R E 495543 N 3497478
Tubac's most famous Spanish resident was Juan Bautista de Anza. While stationed at Tubac (1760-1776), de Anza built the chapel of Santa Gertrudis, the foundations of which lie beneath today's St. Ann's Church.
Waymark Code: WMJMP0
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 12/05/2013
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Several Tubac churches have stood on this site. The first, a shelter built by Jesuit missionaries in the early 1700's, was administered from Tumacacori. About 1760 Captain De Anza built a chapel for presidio soldiers. A later church was visited by Father Machebeuf, Vicar General from Santa Fe. Father Duval of Nogales built a church in 1910, which crumbled in the heavy rains of 1914 and was rebuilt in 1920.
Blue Plaque managing agency: TUBAC HISTORICAL SOCIETY and THE ARIZONA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Individual Recognized: Juan Bautista de Anza
Physical Address: 11 Calle Iglesia Tubac, Arizona US 85646
Web Address: [Web Link]
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