Fray Marcos de Niza Historical Monument
Fray Marcos de Niza Historical Monument is a monument in Santa Cruz County, Arizona and has an elevation of 4,738 feet. Fray Marcos de Niza Historical Monument is situated nearby to Lochiel Cemetery, as well as near the reservoir Lower Thirteen Tank.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include San Rafael Ranch.
San Rafael Ranch
Farm
Photo: The Old Pueblo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The San Rafael Ranch, formerly known as the Greene Ranch, is a historic cattle ranch located in the San Rafael Valley about a mile and a half north of Lochiel, Arizona, United States near the international border with Sonora, Mexico. San Rafael Ranch is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Fray Marcos de Niza Historical Monument.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lochiel and Duquesne.
Lochiel
Hamlet
Photo: The Old Pueblo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lochiel is a populated place and former border crossing in southern Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States, approximately 25 miles east of Nogales. Basically a ghost town, the townsite is located in the southwestern part of the San Rafael Valley on Washington Gulch, about 1.5 miles west of the Santa Cruz River.
Duquesne
Hamlet
Photo: The Old Pueblo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Duquesne is a ghost town in the Patagonia Mountains in eastern Santa Cruz County, Arizona, near the international border with Sonora, Mexico. The town, which is currently under private ownership and closed to the public although the roads are almost all… Duquesne is situated 4 miles northwest of Fray Marcos de Niza Historical Monument.
Fray Marcos de Niza Historical Monument
- Type: Monument
- Inscription: “BY THIS VALLEY OF SAN RAFAEL FRAY MARCOS DE NIZA VICE COMMISSARY OF THE FRANCISCAN ORDER AND DELEGATE OF THE VICEROY IN MEXICO ENTERED ARIZONA THE FIRST EUROPEAN WEST OF THE ROCKIES APRIL 12, 1539”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Santa Cruz County, Arizona, Southwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.33915° or 31° 20′ 21″ northLongitude
-110.6274° or 110° 37′ 39″ westElevation
4,738 feet (1,444 metres)Open location code
853F89QF+M2OpenStreetMap ID
node 359265912OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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