#ThePresidio of #SanFrancisco was founded on #ThisDayInHistory in 1776 by the viceroyalty of #NewSpain. The Royal Fortress of Saint Francis passed to #México in 1820, then to the US in 1848, and was an active Army base until closed in 1988 and given to the #NationalParkService.

#NewSpain
Twasn’t til most recent NM visit I learned how VAST & LONG the region’s Spanish 🇪🇸 heritage goes back.

It is NOT “Mexican family” legacy, rather 🇪🇸 Spaniards: whose ancestral settlements, farms & ranches pre-date *BY HUNDREDS of YRS* 🇺🇸 own “birth”…
#cuisine
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