• Alfred Robinson's rendering of the Pueblo and Presidio of Santa Barbara in 1829. Drawn from a hill near the Castillo. This is only the second known rendering.
  • Founded April 21, 1782, the Santa Barbara Royal Presidio was the last in a chain of four military fortresses built by the Spanish along the coast of Alta California...
  • ...Santa Barbara is a history that is similar to that of one of my previous post, and this weeks post if you didn’t know already, is the Presidio of Santa Barbara .
  • El Presidio de Santa Barbara is ranked #8 out of 19 things to do in Santa Barbara. See pictures and our review of El Presidio de Santa Barbara.
  • Dating from 1782, this military compound is the only extant one of four that the Spanish built in the area. Locus of government and military activities, the presidio...
  • The El Presidio Real de Santa Bárbara, also known as the Royal Presidio of Santa Barbara, was a military installation in Santa Barbara, California.
  • On our visit, the Presidio was hosting an exhibition about Japantown, the historic Japanese settlement in Santa Barbara.
  • But its purpose wasn’t solely to protect – the presidio also served as a social and political hub, and as a stopping point for traveling Spanish military.
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