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
In 1776 he went with Anza to Mexico City to ask for a mission and a presidio, made submission for his tribe, and was baptized as Salvador Palma.
From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Bolton, Herbert Eugene
Captain Hurdaide, defender of the Faith.—The year 1600 was marked also by the appointment of Captain Diego Martinez de Hurdaide, as commander of the presidio of San Felipe.
From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Bolton, Herbert Eugene
Between 1699 and 1703 three missions and a presidio had been established on the Rio Grande at San Juan Bautista, below modern Eagle Pass.
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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