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Presidio is a city in Presidio County, Texas, United States. It is situated on the Rio Grande (Río Bravo del Norte) River, on the opposite side of the U.S.–Mexico border from Ojinaga, Chihuahua. The name originates from Spanish and means "fortress". The population was 3,264 at the 2020 census. [4]
El Orcoquisac Archeological District is a registered U.S. historic site located near Galveston Bay in present-day Wallisville, Texas.The site preserves an important Spanish presidio and trading center as well as an important settlement for the Akokisa and Bidai tribes that once inhabited the area.
It was purchased in 1848 by Benjamin Leaton, who adapted it as a fortress. Fort Leaton was the Presidio County original seat of government. Through murders, financial difficulties and abandonment, the structure changed hands numerous times. In 1967, it was deeded to the state of Texas and opened to the public in 1978 as a Texas State Historic Site.
The Zaragoza Birthplace State Historic Park is located adjacent to Presidio La Bahía in Goliad State Park and Historic Site, Goliad County in the U.S. state of Texas. An amphitheater and bronze statue of Ignacio Zaragoza are also on the grounds.
Big Bend Ranch State Park is a 311,000-acre (126,000 ha) state park located on the Rio Grande in Brewster and Presidio counties, Texas. It is the largest state park in Texas. The closest major town is Presidio, Texas. [2] The state park's head office is located in Lajitas, Texas at the Barton Warnock Visitor Center. [2] It includes Colorado Canyon.
To try and disrupt French trade in the area, the presidio San Agustín de Ahumada and Nuestra Señora de la Luz in 1756 were founded. Both were abandoned in 1771. [68] [69] [61] Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe 1756 It was closed in 1758 because of Comanche depredations and was never protected by a complementing presidio garrison. [70] [71] [72]
Comté de Presidio; Marfa (Texas) Presidio (Texas) Candelaria (Texas) Shafter (Texas) Modèle:Palette Comté de Presidio; Redford (Texas) Usage on ga.wikipedia.org Contae Presidio, Texas; Usage on glk.wikipedia.org پرسدیو شأرستان (تگزاس) Usage on hu.wikipedia.org Texas megyéinek listája; Presidio megye; Usage on hy.wikipedia.org
The relocated channel was aligned in the reach above Presidio-Ojinaga so as to transfer from north to the south side of the river 1,606.19 acres (650.00 ha) and in the second reach downstream from the two cities so as to transfer from the south to the north side a net area of 252 acres (102 ha). It is an earth channel with dimensions patterned ...