 The new presidio was a rectangle surrounded by walls thick and rising to a height of with two watch towers armed with six small cannons.The garrison consisted of approximately 90 soldados de cuera with another 30 soldados stationed at Mission San Lorenzo de la Santa Cruz on the upper Nueces River.An inspection report by Marqués de Rubí in 1766 indicated the soldiers were ill-equipped and had but 100 mounts available for service.