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

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

In 1687 a presidio was established at Monclova, and Coahuila was made a province, with Alonso de León, the younger, as first governor.

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

He wondered why Gomez had not made use of it earlier, unless, perhaps, it had formed the main defense of the presidio.

From The Coast of Adventure by Bindloss, Harold