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San Rafael, Arizona

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Pima

Time zone
  
Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)

Local time
  
Monday 9:37 PM

State
  
Arizona

Elevation
  
2,172 ft (662 m)

Area code(s)
  
520

San Rafael, Arizona

Weather
  
24°C, Wind S at 8 km/h, 24% Humidity

San Rafael, is a populated place located in Pima County in the state of Arizona, just north of the border with Mexico. It has an estimated elevation of 2,172 feet (662 m) above sea level.

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Map of San Rafael, Arizona 85634, USA

HistoryEdit

On November 24, 1865, San Rafael, then a ranching community, was the site of a raid, by a large Sonoran force of about 350 Opata volunteers under the command of Col. Refugio Tanori, an Opata leader commissioned in the Mexican Imperial Army, that left an American citizen wounded. It was believed to be an attempt to capture Sonora Governor Ignacio Pesquiera, who had fled the advance of Franch troops, taking refuge in Arizona Territory.

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San Rafael, Arizona Wikipedia