presidio

How To Use presidio In A Sentence

• The method of the authorities was to establish a military post, called a presidio, at some convenient point, from which protection would be extended to several missions. The Romance of the Colorado River
• Tucson was first settled as a walled presidio
• In 1752, the Spaniards built a presidio, or garrison, in nearby Tubac and encouraged settlers to join the soldiers, making it the first European settlement in Arizona.
• When the two-ship Argentine fleet approached Monterey, the local government cautiously retreated inland, leaving the defense to the soldiers in the presidio, or fort, and to pro-Spain militiamen. Nicolás Meyer: California In Argentine Hands: A Brief History Lesson
• One way to celebrate the anniversary is at a November 10 lecture and walking tour of the presidio and Tubac townsite.
• And although your Lordship will doubtless proceed, I must warn you through my experience of European affairs, heedfully, that the reasons that operate in this small presidio, which is surrounded by barbarians and hostile nations, have no place in populous cities. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 25 of 55 1635-36 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, As Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing t
• Site of an early Spanish presidio and mission, it is a residential and resort community with aerospace and electronics research and development industries. Population, 85, 571.
• An archeologist and architectural historian, his work has centered on missions, presidios, frontier forts, ranches, settlements, and industrial sites from Texas to California.
• The Spanish, fearful of both the English and a more obvious threat by Russian explorers moving South along the coast, sent the governor of Baja California, Captain Gaspar de Portola up the wild Pacific coast to establish garrisons - presidios, founded at San Diego and Monterey. The five faces of God - and where to find them
• San Francisco, Calif. Those who occupy the lofty elevations of Russian Hill, Pacific Heights and Presidio Heights would surely agree that San Francisco should be high on the desirability list.