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In 1792, the El Castillo de Monterey was established to protect the port and persido of Monterey. [6] Other California-based installations were founded in San Diego (El Presidio Real de San Diego) in 1769, in San Francisco (El Presidio Real de San Francisco) in 1776, and in Santa Barbara (El Presidio Real de Santa Bárbara) in 1782. [7]
El Castillo de Monterey (Spanish for "The Castle of Monterey") was a fortification in Monterey, California, founded in 1792 by the Spanish Empire. The fort was constructed to protect the Monterey port and the Presidio of Monterey from invaders. [2] The site was officially listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 23, 1971.
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El Presidio Real de San Carlos de Monterey (Presidio of Monterey, California), founded June 3, 1770; El Presidio Real de San Francisco (Presidio of San Francisco), founded December 17, 1776; El Presidio Real de Santa Bárbara (Presidio of Santa Barbara), founded April 12, 1782; El Presidio de Sonoma (Sonoma Barracks), founded 1810
Monterey became the capital of the Province of Californias in 1777 and the chapel was renamed the Royal Presidio Chapel. The original 1770-71 church along with other buildings in the presido were destroyed by fire caused by a salute gun in 1789 and was replaced by the present sandstone structure built between 1791 and 1795. [ 6 ]
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José Joaquín Estudillo was born in Monterey in 1800. He enlisted as an officer at aged 15 and served at the Presidio of Monterey. [6] He later served one term as Alcalde of San Francisco (mayor) from 1835 to 1836. [7] He was in charge of the secularization of Mission San Francisco de Asís at the beginning of 1835. [8]
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