Editing Oro Valley, Arizona (section)

===Pre-U.S. annexation period===
The area of Oro Valley has been inhabited discontinuously for nearly two thousand years by various groups of people. The [[Hohokam]] lived in the Honeybee Village in the foothills of the Tortolita Mountains on Oro Valley's far north side around 450 A.D and continuously inhabited the village for nearly 800 years. Hohokam artifacts continue to be discovered in the Honeybee Village and studied by archaeologists around the globe.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://orovalleyaz.gov/parksandrec/historic-preservation-cultural-resources/native-american-culture-and-history/honey-bee|title=Honey Bee Village|date=September 6, 2019|website=Honey Bee Village {{!}} Oro Valley|access-date=September 6, 2019}}</ref>

Early in the 16th century, Native American tribes, including the [[Apache]], arrived in the Southern Arizona area, including Oro Valley. These tribes inhabited the region only a few decades prior to the arrival of [[Spain|Spanish]] [[conquistadors]] like [[Francisco Coronado]]. In the beginning of the late 16th century, the Spanish established [[forts]] in the area, including the [[Presidio San Agustín del Tucsón|Tucson Presidio]] in 1775.