presidio
pre·si·dio
noun
1.
a fortress established in the southwestern United States by the Spanish in order to protect their missions and other holdings
- “Tucson was first settled as a walled presidio”
Origin
Shortened from Presidio del Norte, the name given in 1830. Known as La Junta de los Ríos prior to that.
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