One of the few remaining sites which recall the Mexican heritage of Tucson, it acquired its name after the Gadsden Purchase (1854) as the terminus of the wagon road joining Tucson to the territorial capital, then at Mesilla. When San Agustin, the first cathedral church in Arizona, was erected just east of the plaza, it became known as La Placita de San Agustin. It is now called "La Placita."

Spanish Translation:Plaza de La MesillaUno de los pocos sitios restantes que recuerdan la herencia mexicana de Tucs?n, recibi? su nombre despu del Tratado de Mesilla (Compra Gadsden), en 1854, como terminal del camino de carromatos que un?an a Tucs?n con la capital del territorio, en aquel entonces en Mesilla.

Cuando San Agust?n, la primera catedral construidia en Arizona, fue edificada aleste de la plaza, se le comenza a llamar La Placita de San Agust?n Ahora se le llama "La Placita".

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