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Definition of Presidios
1. presidio [n] - See also: presidio
Lexicographical Neighbors of Presidios
Literary usage of Presidios
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science by Johns Hopkins University, Herbert Baxter Adams (1891)
"These forts were called presidios after the Latin term presidium, meaning a
garrisoned town or fortress. As the Latin word has changed into a Romance, ..."
2. Spanish Institutions of the Southwest by Frank Wilson Blackmar (1891)
"presidios AND PRESIDIAL TOWNS. To protect settlers against the attacks of Indians,
and to secure permanently the country against foreign invasion, ..."
3. History of California by Theodore Henry Hittell (1898)
"The presidios of Monterey and Santa Barbara were in better condition, the first
on account of the repairs recently made by Governor Fages and the second on ..."
4. History of California by Theodore Henry Hittell (1898)
"The presidios of Monterey and Santa Barbara were in better condition, the first
on account of the repairs recently made by Governor Fages and the second on ..."
5. On the Trail of a Spanish Pioneer: The Diary and Itinerary of Francisco by Francisco Tomás Hermenegildo Garcés (1900)
"presidios Necessary. The necessary presidios, number of their soldiers, and
collocation that they are to have, are at the exclusive disposition of the ..."
6. The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft by Hubert Howe Bancroft (1883)
"Officers had been sometimes despatched by the viceroys to inspect and report upon
the presidios, but no advantage had been gained, and matters had gone from ..."
7. The Story of California from the Earliest Days to the Present by Henry Kittredge Norton (1913)
"CHAPTER VI THE presidios TN describing the tremendous work done by the ...
The main bodies of troops, also few in number, were gathered into the presidios. ..."
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