0 ▁B . C . ▁The ▁H oh ok am ▁people ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁T uc son ▁area ▁from ▁around ▁ 4 5 0 - 1 4 5 0 ▁A . D , ▁in ▁a ▁complex ▁agricult ural ▁society . ▁ ▁Jes uit ▁mission ary ▁E use bio ▁Francisco ▁K ino ▁founded ▁the ▁Mission ▁San ▁X avier ▁del ▁Bac ▁in ▁ 1 7 0 0 . ▁Through ▁the ▁ 1 7 0 0 s , ▁Spanish ▁mission aries ▁tried ▁to ▁get ▁the ▁Native ▁Americans ▁to ▁convert ▁to ▁Catholic ism ▁and ▁a ▁Spanish ▁l ifest yle . ▁The ▁Spanish ▁built ▁a ▁fort ▁at ▁T ub ac ▁in ▁ 1 7 5 1 . ▁It ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁T uc son ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 5 ▁where ▁Hugo ▁O ' Con or , ▁an ▁Irish man ▁working ▁for ▁the ▁Spanish ▁crown , ▁officially ▁founded ▁Pres id io ▁San ▁August in ▁del ▁T uc son . ▁ ▁The ▁Spanish ▁stayed ▁in ▁the ▁area , ▁fighting ▁down ▁repeated ▁attacks ▁on ▁the ▁fort ▁by ▁Apache ▁war riors . ▁In ▁ 1 8 2 1 , ▁T uc son ▁becomes ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁state ▁of ▁Son ora ▁in ▁Mexico , ▁who ▁had ▁won ▁independence ▁from ▁Spain . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 4 , ▁T uc son , ▁along ▁with ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁surrounding ▁area , ▁was ▁purchased ▁from ▁Mexico ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁the ▁G ads den ▁P urchase ▁and ▁was ▁made ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Mexico ▁Territ ory . ▁President ▁Lincoln ▁created ▁the ▁Arizona