![]() A native Mexican of Basque ancestry established the ranchería (village) of Arizona between 17 in the current Mexican state of Sonora. Īnother possible origin is the Basque phrase haritz ona ("the good oak"), as there were numerous Basque sheepherders in the area. The area is still known as alĭ ṣonak in the O'odham language. To the European settlers, the O'odham pronunciation sounded like Arissona. Initially this term was applied by Spanish colonists only to an area near the silver mining camp of Planchas de Plata, Sonora. The state's name appears to originate from an earlier Spanish name, Arizonac, derived from the O'odham name alĭ ṣonak, meaning "small spring". ![]()
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