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SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Arizona  may be the smallest county in Arizona but its richly filled with HISTORY . The size of the territory is 1,236 square miles and it is named after the Santa Cruz River that flows from Arizona into Mexico and then winding back to Santa Cruz and Pima County.

The Spaniards first settled in the late 1,600’s and established the Tumacacori Mission. By the 17^th century Father Kino named the river Santa Cruz which means “Sacred Cross” in Spanish. Tubac was founded in 1752 by the Spaniards who built the presidio as an early outpost.

Nogales which means walnut in Spanish was officially founded in 1882 along a north-south rail line to promote trade between the United States and Mexico. Where today commercial, religious and cultural ties are strong between the sister cities known as "Ambos Nogales". View More Details of The Community Profile for Santa Cruz County, AZ