USA HISTORY

FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE

SPANISH COLONIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A fort on military outpost.
A
Presidio
B
Hacienda
C
Vaquero
D
Mestizo
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A presidio is a Spanish military fort. Presidios in the western U.S. were built by Spanish colonizers to protect territory they had claimed.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Presidio has served as a military reservation from its establishment in 1776 as Spain’s northern-most outpost of colonial power in the New World. It was one of the longest-garrisoned posts in the country and the oldest installation in the American West.

Detailed explanation-3: -California is now part of the United States, and the Presidio is an Army base.

Detailed explanation-4: –ˈzi-plural presidios. : a garrisoned place. especially : a military post or fortified settlement in areas currently or originally under Spanish control.

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