Nogales, Arizona, during the Mexican Revolution

On February 14, 1912, the State of Arizona had been established, while the following June a bill is introduced for the preservation of the old Tumacacori Mission, located North of Nogales, Arizona.

Also, the same date but in 1915, the Nogales, Arizona City Hall is dedicated. It is a building designed by Architect Henry O Jaastad. That same year, the Nogales High School is also built.

On April 6, 1917, President Wilson declares war against Germany. Locally, it is established that on June 5 the US citizens between 21 and 30 years in Nogales, Arizona be enlisted. That date, 934 potential soldiers are enlisted, of which only 480 are US citizens.

On October 1919, Nogales, Arizona is declared a city, and by 1921, the main economic activity in Both Nogales, as the Arizona historian, H. McClintock, would write: "seems to be beer sales to US citizens and feeding them in restaurants serving venison and Guaymas oysters. Nogales, Arizona has the hotels, and Mexico the restaurants" The reason is that US citizens will have to wait until 1938 for the abrogation of the Prohibition in the neighboring nation.

On March 20, 1928, the widening and renovation works of the Sacred Heart Catholic temple are started, due to the growth in number of parishioners, while the Mexican Catholic temple still remains closed.

Three days later, Mexican actress, Dolores del Rio inaugurates the Splendor Hotel (which will be renamed later as Rancho Grande), a building costing $350 thousand Dlls. However it is a total failure and remains open for only 30 days. It was located Northeast of Nogales, Arizona.

Also beginning the 20's, Mazatlan has turned into a tourism mecca, while Guaymas will have to wait until 1936, when the Southern Pacific will build the Playa de Cortes Hotel in the Miramar beach, North of Guaymas.

On June 1928, the exporters of produce to Arizona are protesting in Washington against the recent disposition -in the first of a long line of occassions- where the US government orders a special tax for the exportation of Mexican tomato.

Two years later, ready to monopolize the commerce of dress and luxury items for all the Mexican Pacific Coast, the Nogales, Arizona businessmen order the distribution of 25,000 flyers in Sonora, announcing their businesses throughout Northwestern Mexico.