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 Spaniards burned their forts on the Rio Grande and retired to Caldera, near Zamboanga, where they built a presidio.

From A History of the Philippines by Barrows, David P.

In 1753 the La Junta missions were restored, and in 1760 were protected by the new presidio of Belén.

From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Bolton, Herbert Eugene

Another expedition to Monterey was successful, and the presidio and mission of San Carlos were founded there in 1770.

From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Bolton, Herbert Eugene