• Sunlight illuminates the top of historic Mission San José de Tumacácori church.

    Tumacácori

    National Historical Park Arizona

Santa Barbara Ranch

Located in the San Luis Valley on the upper Santa Cruz River about ten miles south of the present international border between Arizona and Mexico, the Santa Barbara Ranch was established by Diego Romero in 1726 or 1727.

Did You Know?

Soldado de Cuera

Soldiers of New Spain's frontier who protected the missions were known as soldados de cuera, or "soldiers of the leather jacket."