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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 | '''{{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 later located nearby [[Camp San Bernardino Ranch]] and [[Camp San Berdardino Springs]]. | ||
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* Moorhead, Max L., '''''The Presidio: Bastion of the Spanish Borderlands''''', University of Oklahoma Press, Mar | * Moorhead, Max L., '''''The Presidio: Bastion of the Spanish Borderlands''''', University of Oklahoma Press, 15 Mar 1991 - 304 pages, page 71. Provides coordinates for Presidio of San Bernardino. | ||
* {{GNIS2|ID=2765489}}, San Bernardino National Wildlife Refuge. | * {{GNIS2|ID=2765489}}, San Bernardino National Wildlife Refuge. | ||
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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 later located nearby Camp San Bernardino Ranch 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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