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

Dawn found them close to the presidio of Sonoma, which was the residence of the Mexican general Vallejo and the most important military post north of San Francisco.

From Gentlemen Rovers by Powell, E. Alexander (Edward Alexander)

The white line beneath it is the top of the presidio, where Gomez lives.

From The Coast of Adventure by Bindloss, Harold

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