San Diego Presidio | |
 1820 map, Presidio of San Diego | |
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| Location | San Diego, California |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 32°45′31″N 117°11′36″W / 32.75861°N 117.19333°W |
| Built | 1769[2] |
| NRHP reference No. | 66000226[1] |
| CHISL No. | 59 |
| SDHL No. | 4 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966 |
| Designated NHL | October 9, 1960[2] |
| Designated CHISL | 1932[3] |
| Designated SDHL | February 29, 1968[4] |
El Presidio Real de San Diego (Royal Presidio of San Diego) is a historic fort in San Diego, California. It was established on May 14, 1769, by Gaspar de Portolá, leader of the first European land exploration of Alta California—at that time an unexplored northwestern frontier area of New Spain.
The presidio was the first permanent European settlement on the Pacific coast of the present-day United States. As the first of the presidios and Spanish missions in California, it was the base of operations for the Spanish colonization of California.[2] The associated Mission San Diego de Alcalá later moved a few miles away.
Essentially abandoned by 1835,[5] the site of the original Presidio lies on a hill within present-day Presidio Park, although no historic structures remain above ground. The San Diego Presidio was registered as a California Historical Landmark in 1932,[3] then declared a National Historic Landmark in 1960.[2]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ a b c d "San Diego Presidio". National Historic Landmarks Quioklinks. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ^ a b "Presidio of San Diego". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
- ^ "Historical Landmarks Designated by the San Diego Historical Resources Board" (PDF). City of San Diego.
- ^ Snell, Charles (1963). "San Diego Presidio" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Inventory Nomination Form. National Park Service. Retrieved 18 May 2012.