History - Southwestern States (AZ, NM, OK, TX)

History of Houston, Austin, San Antonio (Remember the Alamo!), Padre Island and Southeastern Texas The land of southwest Texas has had six national flags fly over its soil: those of Spain, France, Mexico, the Republic of Texas, the Confederacy, and the United States. History of Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Taos, Northern New Mexico and Southern Colorado The earliest people to call this region home were the Pueblo and Anasazi Native Americans who arrived in the area nearly two millennia ago. History of Phoenix, Tucson, Scottsdale, Tombstone and Southern Arizona Historians believe that the first inhabitants of southern Arizona were Paleo-Indians who were part of the hunting culture that extended from the Great Plains to New Mexico and Arizona.