Brief History of Tucson Arizona

The name Tucson comes in Spanish from O’odham Tu-Uk-So-On - Meaning “Black Base”, a reference to the mostly volcanic mountains on the city’s west side. Tucson is the main city in Arizona’s Sun Corridor, the largest city in southern Arizona and the second largest city in the state after Phoenix. Tucson is Arizona’s second most populous city after Phoenix, both located along Arizona’s sunny corridor. While Arizona and Tucson continued to be part of the New Mexico Territory until 1863, the Arizona Territory was formally created earlier that year. Tucson was in territory that was acquired by Mexico from the United States after the Gadsden Purchase (1854), and the city served as the territorial capital of Arizona from 1867 to 1877. During this time, Tucson was Arizona’s largest city and commercial center, and Phoenix was the seat of state government and agriculture.

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