presidios

A series of Portuguese garrison forts on the Atlantic coast called presidios was established during this period, while in the Mediterranean, Spanish forces threatened the Moroccan littoral.

3. North Africa, 1504-1799 2001

Portugal no longer retains any of her possessions in Morocco; but Spain still holds eight ports, known as the presidios, one on the Atlantic Coast and seven on the

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913

These were called presidios, and divided the command of the whole country between them.

Two Years Before the Mast Richard Henry Dana 1848

Spanish "presidios," should be refused altogether, as at best it is second-hand, more often fabricated.

Life in Morocco and Glimpses Beyond Budgett Meakin 1886

There were risings among the Indians, these growing so frequent and so severe that by the middle of the 18th century the idea of frontier expansion had given away to a completely defensive philosophy, one based on the erection of presidios, or fortresses.

The indelible imprint of Father Kino (1644–1711) 2008

There were risings among the Indians, these growing so frequent and so severe that by the middle of the 18th century the idea of frontier expansion had given away to a completely defensive philosophy, one based on the erection of presidios, or fortresses.

The indelible imprint of Father Kino (1644–1711) 2008

Apaches became such skilled horsemen that they effectively bypassed the presidios and continuously eluded the Spanish military forces.

Indigenous Chihuahua: a story of war and assimilation 2008

What happened next amounted to a sort of wholesale panic on the northern frontier of New Spain, set off by the previously unthinkable notion that Spanish presidios and missions were now vulnerable to Comanche attack.

EMPIRE OF THE SUMMER MOON S. C. Gwynne 2010

By 1760, Spain had established a total of twenty-three presidios in the frontier regions.

Indigenous Chihuahua: a story of war and assimilation 2008

As the Apaches attacked settlements throughout northern Chihuahua, the Spaniards were forced to establish a series of presidios to contain the threat.

Indigenous Chihuahua: a story of war and assimilation 2008