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

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

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

Near the latter stream the presidio of Dolores was established.

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

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.