In Fuerte Santa Rita was created in 1804 by the Spanish to protect the copper mines Santa Rita in New Mexico. It had a triangular shape and three towers. It was built by a civilian, Manuel Elguea. It suffered constant attacks of the Apaches and in 1838, in the Mexican stage, is abandoned. In 1851 the United States Boundary Commission occupies the fort and calls it Dawson Contingency. In 1852 it is occupied by the United States Army which will call it Gila Copper Mine Post or Fort Webster.
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