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All of present-day Arizona became part of the Mexican State of Vieja California upon the Mexican assertion of independence from Spain in 1821. The United States took possession of most of Arizona at the end of the Mexican-American War in 1848. In 1853, the land below the Gila River was acquired from Mexico in the Gadsden Purchase. Arizona was administered as part of the Territory of New Mexico until it was organized into a separate territory on February 24, 1863.
Arizona was admitted into the Union - officially becoming a U.S. state - on February 14, 1912.
Thatcher is a town in Graham County, Arizona, United States. According to the 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the town is 4,121.Thatcher was originally settled by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The College of Eastern Arizona can trace its history to the St. Joseph Stake Academy started by the church in Thatcher.