The Arizona Republic (2024)

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Is AZ Central the same as The Arizona Republic? ›

azcentral.com is the oldest and most-visited local site in Arizona, bringing together the state's largest newspaper, The Arizona Republic; its most-watched television station, KPNX-TV Channel 12; and the Valley's leading Spanish-language publication, La Voz.

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O. Ziegenfuss and Edwin S. Gill, began the daily as a partisan political organ to promote Lewis Wolfley, the territorial governor. There were already two other established daily newspapers in Phoenix, and the Arizona Republican struggled to survive financially.

Arizona, formerly part of the Territory of New Mexico, was organized as a separate territory on February 24, 1863. The U.S. acquired the region under the terms of the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and the 1853 Gadsden Purchase. Arizona became the forty-eighth state in 1912.

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The Arizona Republic is a daily newspaper published in Phoenix, Ariz. The publication has had the highest newspaper circulation in Arizona since 1915. Gannett Company Inc., the largest newspaper publishing company in the nation, purchased the Republic in 2000.

An online index to the Arizona Republic archive is available online at Arizona Republic Historical Newspapers, 1890- where you can find publication dates for their articles; however, full text of the articles requires a subscription to their service.

This site is part of the USA TODAY Network and is owned and operated by Gannett Co., Inc.

If you receive your print edition via the US Postal Service, your print edition will be delivered with your daily mail service. However, when there is no postal delivery, such as federally recognized holidays, your newspaper will be delivered the next day there is postal delivery available.

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Who owned Arizona before us? ›

Arizona, the Grand Canyon state, was originally part of Spanish and Mexican territories. The land was ceded to the United States in 1848 and became a separate territory in 1863. Arizona officially earned its statehood in 1912.

Arizona was admitted to the Union on Feb. 14, 1912, as the 48th state. Nickname: The Grand Canyon State. Motto: Ditat Deus (God enriches).

Arizona was part of the state of Sonora, Mexico from 1822, but the settled population was small. In 1848, under the terms of the Mexican Cession the United States took possession of Arizona above the Gila River after the Mexican War, and became part of the Territory of New Mexico.

Since the 1952 presidential election, Arizona has been considered a stronghold state for the Republican Party, as it won Arizona in all elections since except 1996 and 2020.

Encompassing the areas of Maricopa County, Pinal County, and Graham County, Central Arizona has many wonders of its own. In addition to the capital of Phoenix and it's metropolitan offerings you will find vast wilderness areas, mountains, rivers and hot springs in this diverse section of the state.

Phoenix is located in central Arizona in the Valley of the Sun, surrounded by the McDowell, Phoenix South, White Tank and Estrella mountains. The Phoenix Metropolitan Area comprises several dozen cities, the primary ones being Scottsdale, Tempe, Mesa, Glendale, Carefree and Cave Creek.