University of Oklahoma Press. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. University of Oklahoma Press ISBN 0806123176 9780806123172 [US]

University of Oklahoma Press, Date: 1991-03-15. First Paperback Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Minor shelf wear to binding. Light wear & soiling on edges of text block. Text and images unmarked. 1991. University of Oklahoma Press ISBN 0806123176 9780806123172 [US]

Norman.OK: University of Oklahoma Press,, Date: 1991. Paperback. As New. Pictorial paper covers as new. 288 pp. ,illus., maps. Foreword by David J, Weber. 1st full account of this Spanish military institution in the Southwest 1991. University of Oklahoma Press, ISBN 0806123176 9780806123172 [US]

University of Oklahoma Press. paperback. New. 5x0x8. University of Oklahoma Press ISBN 0806123176 9780806123172 [US]

University of Oklahoma Press, Date: 1991-03-15. Paperback. Used:Good. 1991. University of Oklahoma Press ISBN 0806123176 9780806123172 [US]

Univ of Oklahoma Pr, Date: 1991. Paperback. New. reprint edition. 288 pages. 8.50x5.50x1.00 inches. 1991. Univ of Oklahoma Pr ISBN 0806123176 9780806123172 [GB]

ISBN10: 0806123176, ISBN13: 9780806123172, [publisher: University Of Oklahoma Press] Softcover nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - The presidio was as essential an element of Spanish civilization in the Mexican North and the American Southwest as the communities it was established to protect-missions, settlements, mines, and ranches. A fortified outpost in hostile Indian country, it not only assured Spanish occupation and retention of that vast region but also participated in its development.The presidio was first and foremost a garrisoned fort presiding over a military district. It was most often situated strategically in hostile terrain, forming an enclave of Spanish civilization and Christianity in an alien and 'pagan' surrounding, as was its prototype in Spanish Morocco.Militarily the presidio played a role that the United States Army fort was later to assume in the West. But in its other functions as market center, sanctuary, social unit, religious outpost, and administrative seat, it had an impact on the frontier that was much more than military.The Presidio is the first full account of this important aspect of the Spanish dominion in the New World. The author spent many years in the United States, Mexico, and Spain, searching out the sites of the presidios-most of which have now crumbled to dust. In Spain he discovered detailed plans of many of them, which are included in the book.This is an indispensable work for every ...
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