6/14/2004
Landmark information
- Location:
Next to parking lot across Presidio Dr from Serra Museum, Presidio Park, Old Town, San Diego - Plaque:
Official State Plaque - Site:
Nothing Remains - Date First Visited:
12/2/1996 - Date Most Recently Visited:
6/14/2004 - GPS Coordinates:
N 32 45.573, W 117 11.649 - Other Designations:
National Historic Landmark
National Register of Historic Places
About this landmark
Plaque text:
San Diego Presidio Site
Soldiers, sailors, indians, and Franciscan missionaries from New Spain occupied the land at Presidio Hill on May 17, 1769 as a military outpost. Two months later, Fr. Junipero Serra established the first San Diego Mission on Presidio Hill. Officially proclaimed a Spanish presidio on January 1, 1774, the fortress was later occupied by a succession of Mexican forces. The presidio was abandoned in 1837 after San Diego became a pueblo.