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
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
Proceeding east, between August and November Aguayo reëstablished the six abandoned missions and the presidio of Dolores, and added a presidio at Los Adaes, facing Natchitoches, and garrisoned it with one hundred men.
From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Bolton, Herbert Eugene
While Vila, Serra, and some fifty soldiers remained to found a mission and presidio there, Portolá led others to occupy the port of Monterey.
From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Bolton, Herbert Eugene
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Chapter 2: Exploring the Americas
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European Colonization of North America, Lessons 1–2
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