Sentence example with the word 'presidio'

presidio

Definition n. a fortress established in the southwestern United States by the Spanish in order to protect their missions and other holdings

Last update: September 12, 2015


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A presidio (Spanish military post) was established here in 1782, and a Franciscan mission, by Junipero Serra, about four years later.   [Please select]

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Type locality restricted to Presidio de Mazatlán, Sinaloa, México, by Smith and Taylor (1950a:343).   [Please select]

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Type locality restricted to Presidio de Mazatlán, Sinaloa, México, by Smith and Taylor (1950b:30).   [Please select]

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Dynamite and giant powder were to be had in the Presidio military reservation, and a requisition upon the army authorities was made.   [Please select]

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"Thank Heaven for the open space of the Presidio and for Golden Gate Park."   [Please select]

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At the Presidio military reservation, where probably 50,000 persons were camped, affairs were conducted with military precision.   [Please select]

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That went, and the body rested for a day at the Presidio, waiting burial.   [Please select]

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