Plaza de la Mesilla
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leadhiker
N 32° 13.258 W 110° 58.396
12S E 502519 N 3564928
One of the few remaining sites which recall the Mexican heritage of Tucson.
Waymark Code: WM8PTV
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 04/29/2010
Views: 13
One of the few remaining sites which recall the Mexican heritage of Tucson, it acquired its name after the Gadsden Purchase (1854) as the terminus of the wagon road joining Tucson to the territorial capital, then at Mesilla. When San Agustin, the first cathedral church in Arizona, was erected just east of the plaza, it became known as La Placita de San Agustin. It is now called "La Placita."
Marker Name: Plaza de la Mesilla
Type of history commemorated: Place
County: Pima
Name of any agency/ agencies setting marker:
Tucson Historical Committee and Arizona Historical Society
Year placed: Unknown
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