| has gloss | eng: Traditional Arizona--legally Arizona County, refers to the traditional boundaries of the first area of land known as Arizona. The region is south of the Gila River, to the present day Mexican border. Also from the Colorado River on the California border to the Rio Grande river, east of the present day Mesilla, New Mexico. The region borders the present day states or countries of Southern California, northern and southeastern New Mexico, Northern Arizona and Old Mexico. Mining and ranching were the primary occupations of traditional Arizonas inhabitants, though growing citrus fruits had long been occurring in Tucson. History Pre Civil War Socio-politically, some of the founders of Arizona were from areas which were once the Republic of Texas, though many were from the areas heartland around Tucson, Arizona, settlers who had flocked to the region during the California Gold Rush of the 1840s. |
