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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]
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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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The Presidio of Monterrey". Volume II, plate V from: "A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean and Round the World" by Captain George Vancouver Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo, established in 1770, was the headquarters of the Californian mission system from 1797 until 1833.
It is stationed at the Presidio of Monterey, California. It was activated in its present form on 14 May 2009. It was activated in its present form on 14 May 2009. During World War II , the group was the 7th Ferrying Group , ferrying combat aircraft from factories in the United States to Alaska for onward transfer to the Soviet Union via the ...
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
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