August 20TH Park
Posted by: 
leadhiker
N 32° 13.274 W 110° 58.353
12S E 502586 N 3564958
This park is a memorial to the founding of Tucson.
Waymark Code: WM8PTW
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 04/29/2010
Views: 13
This park is a memorial to the founding of Tucson. On August 20, 1775, Lt. Col. Don Hugo Oconor, Commandant Inspector of the Frontier Provinces of New Spain, in the company of Fr. Francisco Garces and Lt. Juan Carmona officially established the location of a Spanish Presidio on the site of a very old Indian village. As part of a reorganized frontier defense plan, he ordered the transfer of the Spanish garrison from Tubac to the new presidio, San Agustin del Tucson – the northernmost outpost of Spain in Arizona.
Marker Name: August 20TH Park
Type of history commemorated: Event
County: Pima
Name of any agency/ agencies setting marker:
Tucson – Pima County Historical Commission and Arizona Historical Society
Year placed: Unknown
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