presidio
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Led by a military commander and the Franciscan missionary Fray Junipero Serra, a combined expedition of soldiers and friars reached San Diego in 1769 and built the first mission and fort, or presidio.
From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018
The presidio had yielded to the glass office towers of downtown.
From New York Times • Nov. 21, 2012
The presidio of Caldera was destroyed by the Moros.
From A History of the Philippines by Barrows, David P.
The Abandonment of Zamboanga and the Moluccas.—The threat of the Dutch made the maintenance of the presidio of Zamboanga very burdensome.
From A History of the Philippines by Barrows, David P.
Near the latter stream the presidio of Dolores was established.
From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Bolton, Herbert Eugene
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
