The Presidio: Bastion of the Spanish Borderlands

by Max L. Moorhead

Book Overview

The presidio was as essential an element of Spanish civilization in the Mexican North and the American Southwest as the communities it was established to protect-missions, settlements, mines, and ranches. A fortified outpost in hostile Indian country, it not only assured Spanish occupation and retention of that vast region but also participated in its development. The presidio was first and foremost a garrisoned fort presiding over a military district...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806123176
• ISBN13: 9780806123172
• Release Date: March 1991
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 7.3"