The Early Settlement of Tucson, Arizona
Jonathan Mabry, Historic Preservation Officer in Tucson, AZ and Rick Collins, Vice President of the Tucson Presido Trust, gave a tour of the Tucson Presidio which dates back to Spanish settlement in the 1790s.
Description
Jonathan Mabry, Historic Preservation Officer in Tucson, AZ and Rick Collins, Vice President of the Tucson Presido Trust, gave a tour of the Tucson Presidio which dates back to Spanish settlement in the 1790s.
Bell Ringer Assignment
- What was the purpose of the Tucson Presidio? How does the physical appearance of the presidio reflect that purpose?
- How do the living quarters reflect the culture and activities of the people living there at the time?
- Where did the name Tucson come from?
- When the Spanish settled the region, what two buildings did they construct first? How did this reflect the values and priorities of the people at the time?
Additional Resources
Participants
Vocabulary
- Adobe
- Cultivation
- Irrigation
- Mission
- New Spain
- Presidio
- Pueblo Majolica
- Spanish Empire