Presidios Research Paper

The presidios were a military fortress built in the middle of sixteenth century. This military fortresses were built to protect the Spain’s territory against their powerful enemies, especially in the frontier areas and ports. Inside the presidios, there were soldiers living with their families. They even cultivated the land for living. They were not able to self-support their own soldiers or families. Therefore, they received subsidies from Mexico to help their lives in the presidios. The presidios were built with the wooden or stockade fence at first, and later stone walls were built around the wooden fort to make it stronger against their European enemies. The presidios were built in the areas of what came to be California, Arizona, New Mexico,