▁Sal ado ▁people , ▁who ▁established ▁the ▁Bes h ▁Ba ▁G ow ah ▁P ue blo . ▁No ▁one ▁knows ▁what ▁happened ▁to ▁the ▁Sal ado ▁and ▁why ▁they ▁disappeared . ▁The ▁San ▁Carlos ▁Apache ' s ▁and ▁other ▁Native ▁American ▁tribes ▁settled ▁the ▁area ▁that ▁once ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁Sal ado ' s . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁Europe ans ▁to ▁arrive ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁were ▁the ▁Spanish ▁conquist adors . ▁Captain ▁Don ▁Gar cia ▁de ▁C arden as ▁and ▁his ▁party ▁arrived ▁in ▁Arizona , ▁which ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁" New ▁Mexico ", ▁in ▁ 1 5 4 0 . ▁In ▁ 1 5 8 2 , ▁Antonio ▁de ▁Es pe jo ▁organized ▁a ▁silver ▁prospect ing ▁expedition ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁They ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁any ▁luck ▁in ▁their ▁vent ure . ▁The ▁area ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁Mexico ▁when ▁Mexico ▁gained ▁its ▁independence ▁from ▁Spain . ▁ ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁fought ▁against ▁Mexico ▁in ▁what ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Mexican – American ▁War . ▁The ▁war ▁ended ▁officially ▁when ▁the ▁ 1 8 4 8 ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁Gu ad alu pe ▁H idal go ▁was ▁signed ▁and ▁forced ▁onto ▁the ▁rem nant ▁Mexican ▁government . ▁It ▁specified ▁its ▁major ▁consequence , ▁the ▁Mexican ▁C ession ▁of ▁the ▁northern ▁territ ories ▁of ▁Al ta ▁California ▁and ▁Santa ▁Fe ▁de ▁Nue vo ▁México ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Two ▁of ▁the ▁men ▁who ▁organized ▁their ▁own ▁gold ▁prospect ing ▁parties ▁were ▁C ory don ▁E . ▁Co ole