The Camino Real de Tierra Adentro (Royal Road of the Interior Land)
is North America's oldest (Juan de Onate extended the Camino to New
Mexico in 1598) and longest (1,500 miles) road. Here, Hal Jackson
brings to life this important route connecting Mexico City with
Santa Fe, New Mexico. It was the lifeline for administrative,
commercial, and ecclesiastical functions in northern Mexico.
The northern section of the Camino Real, the portion in New
Mexico and Texas, was designated a National Historical Trail by the
U. S. Congress in 2000 and an interpretive and visitor center (the
Camino Real Heritage Center) has opened south of Socorro, New
Mexico. This guidebook provides the traveler with useful commentary
on the entire Camino as it winds its way from New Mexico through
Mexico, ending in Mexico City.
Jackson includes narrative accounts collected from a variety of
primary sources to add an eyewitness perspective to topics as
diverse as sixteenth-century haciendas, colonial presidios, and
important rest stops "(parajes)" on the Camino in New Mexico. There
are many historical vignettes plus sixty maps drawn by the author
to assist in finding Camino sites. Other information provides the
traveler details such as highway numbers, mileage, accommodations,
and areas of interest off the main Camino route.
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