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
While Vila, Serra, and some fifty soldiers remained to found a mission and presidio there, Portolá led others to occupy the port of Monterey.
From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Bolton, Herbert Eugene
In 1639 he conquered the Moro dato of Buhayen, in the valley of the Rio Grande, where a small presidio was founded.
From A History of the Philippines by Barrows, David P.
In spite of innumerable expeditions, Spain’s occupation of South Mindanao and the Sulu archipelago was limited to the presidio of Zamboanga.
From A History of the Philippines by Barrows, David P.
Vocabulary lists containing presidio
Chapter 2: Exploring the Americas
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European Colonization of North America, Lessons 1–2
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