Presidio
A Presidio was a type of fortress built by the
Spanish in
North Africa during the
16th century to protect against
pirates. Presidios were located in the southern United States as well:The
Presidio Santa Maria de Galve, founded in
1696, was near
Fort Barrancas at
Naval Air Station Pensacola (in
Florida).The
Presidio of Monterey is a military facility, founded in
1770 and currently housing the
Defense Language Institute, in
Monterey, California.The
Presidio of San Diego, founded in
1769 in
San Diego, California.The
Presidio of San Francisco is a former military facility, founded in
1776 and now part of the
Golden Gate National Recreation Area in
San Francisco, California.The
Presidio of Santa Barbara is a former military facility, founded in
1782 in
Santa Barbara, California.The
Presidio of Sonoma, or Sonoma Barracks, was established in
1836 by
Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo (the "Commandante-General of the Northern Frontier of
Alta California") in
Sonoma, California as a part of Mexico's strategy to halt
Russian incursions into the region.The Presidio San Ignacio de Tubac was founded in June of 1752 in
Tubac, ArizonaThe Presidio San Augustín de Tucson was founded in 1775 in
Tucson, ArizonaThe Presidio Santa Cruz de Terrenate was founded in 1776 near
Tombstone, Arizona
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presidio
Noun
1. a fortress established in the southwestern United States by the Spanish in order to protect their missions and other holdings; "Tucson was first settled as a walled presidio"
(hypernym) fortress, fort
presidio (m)
n.
garrison, aid, protection, defence, defense
presidiare
v.
garrison, guard, protect
presidio (m)
n.
penitentiary; penal servitude; presidium; fortress
presidir
v.
preside, act as chairman
presídio (m)
n.
presidium, executive committee in socialist countries that acts of behalf of a legislative body that is not in session
presidiar
v.
preside, act as chairman, have the seat of authority; direct, manage, lead
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