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Welcome to the Tubac Historical Society

THS Mission
To bring together those people interested in the history of the Southwest, and especially the history of the Tubac area.
To discover and collect material which may help to establish or illustrate the history of the area.
To provide for the preservation of such material and to make it accessible to those who wish to examine or study it.
To undertake the preservation of historic buildings, sites and markers.


Tubac's 5 Cultures 
Hohokam:  (300 B.C.) 
Tohoho O'odham, (Pima):  (400 A.D.) 
Spanish:  Missionaries begin trading with the Pima as early as 1645, Eventually leading to the establishment of the Presidio of San Ignacio de Tubac in 1752 
Mexican:  Mexico gained independence from Spain in 1821 bringing Tubac under the flag of Mexico. 
American:  In 1853, with the Gadsden Purchase, Tubac becomes part of the United States. 


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