San Diego Presidio - San Diego, CA
Posted by: bluesnote
N 32° 45.576 W 117° 11.648
11S E 481815 N 3624653
The site of a historic Spanish military installation in San Diego, California.
Waymark Code: WM14CR6
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 06/12/2021
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The plaque says, "Soldiers, sailors, Indians, and Franciscan missionaries from New Spain occupied the land at Presidio Hill on May 17, 1769 as a military outpost. Two months later, Fr. Junípero Serra established the first San Diego Mission on Presidio Hill. Officially proclaimed a Spanish Presidio on January 1, 1774, the fortress was later occupied by a succession of Mexican forces. The Presidio was abandoned in 1837 after San Diego became a pueblo."
Era: Pre-Napoleonic
General Comments: Not listed
Related web site: Not listed
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