A member of the Society of Jesus (" Jesuits"), he led the development of a chain of missions in the region. įather Kino was the next European in the region. One of the first settlers in Arizona was José Romo de Vivar. Few Spanish settlers migrated to Arizona. The expedition of Spanish explorer Coronado entered the area in 1540–1542 during its search for Cíbola. He explored parts of the present state and made contact with native inhabitants, probably the Sobaipuri. In 1539, Marcos de Niza, a Spanish Franciscan, became the first European to contact Native Americans. La conquista del Colorado, by Augusto Ferrer-Dalmau, depicts Francisco Vázquez de Coronado's 1540–1542 expedition The misconception that the state's name originated from the supposedly Spanish term Árida Zona ("Arid Zone") is considered a case of folk etymology. A native Mexican of Basque heritage established the ranchería (village) of Arizona between 17 in the current Mexican state of Sonora, which became notable after a significant discovery of silver there, c. Another possible origin is the Basque phrase haritz ona ("the good oak"), as there were numerous Basque sheepherders in the area. The area is still known as alĭ ṣonak in the O'odham language. To the European settlers, their pronunciation sounded like Arissona. The state's name appears to originate from an earlier Spanish name, Arizonac, derived from the O'odham name alĭ ṣonak, meaning "small spring", which initially applied only to an area near the silver mining camp of Planchas de Plata, Sonora. 9.4 Private colleges and universities in Arizona.7.2 Public transportation, Amtrak, and intercity bus.The state also has a substantial Catholic and Mormon population. Since the 1980s, the proportion of Hispanics in the state's population has grown significantly owing to migration from Mexico. About one-quarter of the state is made up of Indian reservations that serve as the home of 27 federally recognized Native American tribes, including the Navajo Nation, the largest in the state and the United States, with more than 300,000 citizens. Traditionally, the state is politically known for national conservative figures such as Barry Goldwater and John McCain, though it voted Democratic in the 1996 presidential race and in the 2020 presidential and senatorial elections.Īrizona is home to a diverse population. Many large companies, such as PetSmart and Circle K, have headquarters in the state, and Arizona is home to major universities, including the University of Arizona and Arizona State University. Cities such as Phoenix and Tucson have developed large, sprawling suburban areas. Since the 1950s, Arizona's population and economy have grown dramatically because of migration into the state, and now the state is a major hub of the Sun Belt. In addition to the internationally known Grand Canyon National Park, which is one of the world's seven natural wonders, there are several national forests, national parks, and national monuments. There are ski resorts in the areas of Flagstaff, Alpine, and Tucson. Northern Arizona features forests of pine, Douglas fir, and spruce trees the Colorado Plateau mountain ranges (such as the San Francisco Mountains) as well as large, deep canyons, with much more moderate summer temperatures and significant winter snowfalls. Southern Arizona is known for its desert climate, with very hot summers and mild winters. The southernmost portion of the state was acquired in 1853 through the Gadsden Purchase. After being defeated in the Mexican–American War, Mexico ceded much of this territory to the United States in 1848. Historically part of the territory of Alta California in New Spain, it became part of independent Mexico in 1821.
Arizona shares the Four Corners region with Utah to the north, Colorado to the northeast, and New Mexico to the east its other neighboring states are Nevada and California to the west and the Mexican states of Sonora and Baja California to the south and southwest.Īrizona is the 48th state and last of the contiguous states to be admitted to the Union, achieving statehood on February 14, 1912. It is the 6th largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. This is Arizona's official state flower.Īrizona ( / ˌ ɛər ɪ ˈ z oʊ n ə, æ r-/ ( listen) AIR-iz- OH-nə Navajo: Hoozdo Hahoodzo Navajo pronunciation: O'odham: Alĭ ṣonak) is a state in the Western United States, grouped in the Southwestern and occasionally Mountain subregions. Saguaro cactus flowers and buds after a wet winter.
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