Arizona is a state located in the South western U. S. It has a population of 6,392,017 people, making it the nation's 16th-largest state by population, and covers 113,998 square miles making it the 6th-largest state by total land area. The capital of Arizona is Phoenix, and is also the biggest city. The official language is English, but the Arizonian public also speaks Spanish. Arizona borders 4 other states: New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, and California, and has an international border with Mexico. The name Arizona comes from the Indian word “arizonac”, which means "place by the small spring." Arizona is also known as the Grand Canyon State or the Copper state.
History:
The Hopi village of Oraibi is the oldest Native American settlement in the United States. The village was built 1100 and was discovered in 1540 by Pedro de Tovar, a lieutenant of Coronado.
Marco de Niza explored the area in 1539. Francisco Vázquez de Coronado expedition reached the area in 1540-42 in its search for the mythical city of Cibola. Francisco Eusebio Kino built a chain of missions and taught the Indians about Christianity in southern Arizona in the 1690s and early 1700-tallet. Spain founded fortified towns of Tubac in 1752 and Tucson in 1775. When Mexico achieved independence from Spain in 1821 was the current Arizona part of the Mexican state of Nueva California, also known as Alta California. United States took over control over most of Arizona at the end of the Mexican-American War in 1848. In 1853 the land south of the Gila River purchased from Mexico by the Gadsden Agreement. Arizona was administered as part of New Mexico Territory until southern New Mexico left the Union as the Confederate Territory of Arizona, 16 marts 1861st this was the first time the name Arizona was used officially. A new Arizona Territory, which consisted of the left half of New Mexico Territory, was declared in Washington DC on 24th February 1863rd.
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