USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -A presidio protected a mission. Presidios were forts that offered safety from unfriendly American Indians. They also helped control the American Indians in the missions. Soldiers from the presidio caught American Indians who ran away from the mission.

Detailed explanation-2: -The government of New Spain settled the northern borderlands of Mexico and present-day Texas with missions, frontier communities, and presidios. Presidios were colonial frontier military settlements intended to secure and defend Spain’s claim to territories occupied by indigenous populations.

Detailed explanation-3: -The presidio served as the base for exploration throughout California’s interior and it remained the seat of military power in California through the Mexican period. Originally constructed of wood, the presidio was reconstructed of adobe in 1778.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Spanish Colonial era in Texas began with a system of missions and presidios, designed to spread Christianity and to establish control over the region.

Detailed explanation-5: -Its purpose was to provide military support for the mission and later settlements until these communities could support themselves. The main purpose of a presidio was to protect the colonists from Indian attacks. Presidio soldiers were also expected to bring back any natives who ran away from the mission.