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• Wander the mix of mansions and Territorial bungalows near El Charro in El Presidio.
• The topmost photo at right is of an ovary of the species Poeciliopsis presidionis, which has superfetation and extensive maternal provisioning.
• Then the Argentines scaled the walls of the presidio from the rear, and the fight within was quickly over. Nicolás Meyer: California In Argentine Hands: A Brief History Lesson
• And Los Descendientes del Presidio de Tucson recognize that pending milestone with a party in honor of our cultural traditions.
• The Indians must apply to the commandant at the presidio, who, after obtaining from the padre a report, was to issue a written permit entitling the neophyte and his family to go where they chose, their names being erased from the Mission register. The Old Franciscan Missions Of California
• (On camera): Miss Bowles lives here in one of San Francisco's most prestigious neighborhoods called presidio heights. CNN Transcript Aug 1, 2007
• And not before the anti-Spanish raiders, beginning their return to South America, burned down the Monterey presidio, plus the property of the royalist garrison though not that of the local population. Nicolás Meyer: California In Argentine Hands: A Brief History Lesson
• More often the soldiers would ride out of the presidio, kill the first Indians they found, and return home. EMPIRE OF THE SUMMER MOON
• With more than three hundred people at the presidio, mostly women and children families of the soldiers, he dared not send more. EMPIRE OF THE SUMMER MOON
• Take care they did: A recent article by the National Park Service reports that Hugh Kwong Liang, only 15 at the time, recalled, "I turned away from my dear old Chinatown for the last time& city officials directing the refugees 'march approached us and told us to proceed toward the open grounds at the Presidio Army Post. Van Jones: Dirty Secret of SF Quake: 1906 Disaster Was Like Katrina for Asians