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an area of land that serves as a barrier
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buffer
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Areas of land on or near the borders between countries, colonies, or regions.
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borderlands
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bord
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a military fort built for the protection of setttlers in the Spanish borderlands
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presidio
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pres
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long lasting
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permanent
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perm
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not plentiful
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scarce
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scar
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A large estate (Spanish)
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hacienda
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hac
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self-supporting
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self-sufficient
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self
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a small community of Catholic religiouis workers in the Spanish colonies
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mission
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miss
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1460-1521
Spanish explorer who landed on the North American mainland in 1513 in what is now Florida |
Ponce de Leon, Juan
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Pon
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1519-1574
Spanish leader of settlers in St. Augustine, Florida, the first permanent European settlement in what is now the United States |
Menendez de Aviles, Pedro
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Men
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1713-1784
Spanish missionary who helped build a string of missions in California |
Serra, Father Junipero
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