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

Upon the petition of the Recollects, Bustamante also established a presidio at Labo, at the southern point of the island of Paragua, whose coasts were attacked by the Moros from Sulu and Borneo.

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

In 1753 the La Junta missions were restored, and in 1760 were protected by the new presidio of Belén.

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

To hold the outpost a presidio was established there in 1683.

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