How to Use presidio in a Sentence

presidio

noun

• After all, the presidio marks the birthplace in 1769 of the first mission in what is now California.
  — Diane Bell, sandiegouniontribune.com, 10 Jan. 2018
• Presidio Park contains remnants of the Spanish presidio from 1769.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 June 2019
• The nearby San Antonio de Béjar presidio and villa were founded four days later, May 5.
  — Scott Huddleston, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Apr. 2018
• The royal couple were visiting San Antonio as part of the city’s celebrations related to the 300th anniversary of Spain’s founding of a colonial mission and presidio where the city is now.
  — Rye Druzin, San Antonio Express-News, 22 June 2018
• It was founded as a Spanish presidio, or fort, in the late 1700s.
  — Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 28 June 2026
• The presidio was also built over the location of La Salle’s ‘fort’.
  — Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 19 Mar. 2024