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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1776-1780) - A Spanish presidio established in 1776 by Irish mercenary, [[Hugh O'Conor]] in present day Cochise County, Arizona. Abandoned in 1780. Also known as [[Presidio de San Bernardino de Terrenate]], [[Fort San Bernardino]] and [[Camp San Berdardino Springs]]. | |||
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1776-1780) - A Spanish presidio established in 1776 by Irish mercenary, Hugh O'Conor in present day Cochise County, Arizona. Abandoned in 1780. Also known as [[Presidio de San Bernardino de Terrenate]], [[Fort San Bernardino]] and [[Camp San Berdardino Springs]]. | |||
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A Spanish Presidio established in 1776 by Irish mercenary, Hugh O'Conor, as part of a network of presidios and missions in present day southern Arizona. These presidios were under constant attack from hostile Apache Indians and were unable to adequately protect themselves much less build and protect any surrounding missions. The southern Arizona presidios included: | A Spanish Presidio established in 1776 by Irish mercenary, [[Hugh O'Conor]], as part of a network of presidios and missions in present day southern Arizona. These presidios were under constant attack from hostile Apache Indians and were unable to adequately protect themselves much less build and protect any surrounding missions. The southern Arizona presidios included: | ||
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East of Douglas in Cochise County, Arizona | East of Douglas in Cochise County, Arizona | ||
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* Moorhead, Max L., '''''The Presidio: Bastion of the Spanish Borderlands''''', University of Oklahoma Press, Mar 15, 1991 - 304 pages, page 71 | * Moorhead, Max L., '''''The Presidio: Bastion of the Spanish Borderlands''''', University of Oklahoma Press, Mar 15, 1991 - 304 pages, page 71 | ||
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Presidio of San Bernardino (1776-1780) - A Spanish presidio established in 1776 by Irish mercenary, Hugh O'Conor in present day Cochise County, Arizona. Abandoned in 1780. Also known as Presidio de San Bernardino de Terrenate, Fort San Bernardino and Camp San Berdardino Springs. HistoryA Spanish Presidio established in 1776 by Irish mercenary, Hugh O'Conor, as part of a network of presidios and missions in present day southern Arizona. These presidios were under constant attack from hostile Apache Indians and were unable to adequately protect themselves much less build and protect any surrounding missions. The southern Arizona presidios included:
The post was abandoned by 1780. Current StatusEast of Douglas in Cochise County, Arizona
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