ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PRESIDIO
From Spanish: garrison, from Latin praesidium a guard, protection.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRESIDIO»
Discover the use of
presidio in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
presidio and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Presidio, mission, and pueblo: Spanish architecture and ...
Presidio, Mission, and Pueblo: Spanish Architecture and Urbanism in the United States is the first comprehensive account of Spanish architecture and urbanism in the United States, covering the whole of the old Spanish borderlands--Florida, ...
2
Monterey:
Presidio, Pueblo, and Port
Monterey, California conjures images of a coastal city rimmed by crystal clear waters and bolstered by tourism; yet these edenic views belie the community's often turbulent history, originating with the Native Americans who lived here for a ...
3
The
Presidio: Bastion of the Spanish Borderlands
The author spent many years in the United States, Mexico, and Spain, searching out the sites of the presidios-most of which have now crumbled to dust. In Spain he discovered detailed plans of many of them, which are included in the book.
4
San Francisco's Pacific Heights and
Presidio Heights
The prestige of Pacific Heights and Presidio Heights has long fascinated and awed San Francisco residents and visitors.
The Presidio of Monterey is best known as the home of the post-World War II Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center, the Department of Defense's acknowledged leader in foreign language training.
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Apaches at War and Peace: The Janos
Presidio, 1750-1858
Apaches at War and Peace is the story of the Chiricahua Apaches on the northern frontier of New Spain from 1750 to 1858, especially those within the region of the Janos presidio in northwestern Chihuahua.
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Captain of the Phantom
Presidio: A History of the
Presidio ...
For more than a century the history of the American Frontier, particularly the West, has been the speciality of the Arthur H. Clark Company.
8
Presidio Da St. Jose Chuk-Shon
Tony Wilcox is running from his past and into his new job all caused by the tragic death of his wife in an automobile accident just two blocks from their home in Cheyenne Wyoming.
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The
Presidio: From Army Post to National Park
phase was to capture a vision that brought forth the big picture for the Presidio, as
Park Service Director William Penn Mott, Jr., had earlier challenged. The first task
of the Presidio planning team was to establish planning guidelines. To help ...
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The
Presidio and Militia on the Northern Frontier of New ...
Divided geographically, materials in this book (part 1) relate to the two westernmost corridors, while those in the projected book (part 2) will cover the corridors north to New Mexico and northeast into Texas.
Thomas H. Naylor, Charles W. Polzer, 1997
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRESIDIO»
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presidio is used in the context of the following news items.
Foresters complete regular season with CCL's best record
(Presidio Sports Photo). A 5-0 victory over the San Luis Obispo Blues on Sunday finished off the regular season for the Santa Barbara Foresters ... «Presidio Sports, Jul 15»
Presidio Parkway Opens in San Francisco
The long-awaited Presidio Parkway opened for the first time to Bay Area motorists on July 12th, ahead of schedule and to local and national ... «JD Supra, Jul 15»
TTAB BOYS 9U STATE TOURNAMENT: Presidio squeezes past …
In the top of the sixth, still clinging to a one-run lead, Presidio relief ... hit a grounder that got through the glove of Presidio first baseman Martin ... «Brownwood Bulletin, Jul 15»
Finally, a pharmacy for Presidio
PRESIDIO – Mario Juarez, the owner of City Drug of Alpine, recalls spending his childhood summers with his grandparents in Presidio. «Bigbendnow, Jul 15»
Presidio students and the Community Park Project continues
PRESIDIO – Students of Texas Exploring Prevention (S.T.E.P.) program of the Presidio ISD Department of Public Safety continue their path ... «Bigbendnow, Jul 15»
Presidio, Cornerstone Break Ground on Pacific Ridge Gated …
Presidio Residential Capital and Cornerstone Communities have broken ground on Pacific Ridge, a 30-acre, 317-unit gated community being ... «AZoBuild, Jul 15»
Overnight closures coming to Presidio Parkway
The closures will last from around midnight to 6 a.m. and will continue during those hours for a week. Northbound lanes towards Marin County ... «KRON4.com, Jul 15»
City of Presidio Hit With Power Outage
City Administrator Marco Baeza says, according to AEP, the outage was caused by a triggered breaker in the Marfa area. All power lines are ... «NewsWest9.com, Jul 15»
Presidio Bank Reports Results for Second Quarter 2015
“We are pleased to report a solid growth quarter,” said Presidio Bank President and CEO Steve Heitel. “All five of our Banking Offices made ... «Business Wire, Jul 15»
What's Next for 13 Acres of Brand-New Parkland in SF Presidio?
San Francisco's Presidio has undergone major landscape changes in the last few centuries, from dunes and scrub to military base to today's ... «San Francisco Public Press, Jul 15»
