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The Canoa Land Grant Ranch

by | Apr 27, 2017 | True West Blog

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The San Ignacio de la Canoa land grant is one of the oldest and most interesting in Arizona.  The Canoa, located south of Tucson in the fertile Santa Cruz Valley with the picturesque Santa Rita Mountains on the east, was probably named for a hollowed out cottonwood log that resembled a canoe but was used as a watering trough for horses.  Captain Juan Bautista de Anza camped there in 17


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