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 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.

Erection of the Forts.—The presidio was founded in 1635, by a force under Don Juan de Chaves.

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

Under the governors there were usually lieutenant-governors in the sub-districts, who as a rule commanded the troops of some presidio.

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