Historical Marker
Fox Tucson Theatre
Historical marker location:
17 West Congress Street, Tucson, Arizona
( Marker is on West Congress Street, on the right when traveling west.)
Marker installed: 2009
El Teatro Fox Tucson.
The first documented European exploration of Arizona was in 1539: Spanish explorer Marcos de Niza became the first European to explore what is now Arizona in 1539. He claimed the area for Spain and named it "Arizona" after a Native American word meaning "silver-bearing."