El Camino Real de los Tejas: National Historic Trail Page: 2
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welcome to El Camino Real de los Tejas
- or Texas' "royal road" - a thoroughfare instrumental
in the settlement, development and history of Texas.
More than just an 18th-century transportation route
between Mexico City and the Spanish capital of the province of Texas, this road,
which was designated a National Historic Trail in 2004, has had more than 300 years
of impact on the state. El Camino Real de los Tejas played an influential role in the
Spanish colonial period, Mexico's independence from Spain and Texas' fight for
independence. Within Texas, this corridor stretches from the Sabine River to the
Rio Grande, winding through trees of the Piney Woods, over the rolling landscape
of the Hill Country and among the mesquite and brush of the South Texas Plains.
Modern-day travelers will find sites - including Caddoan mounds, missions and
presidios - along the route highlighting the American Indian and Spanish Colonial
presence in the state followed by settlements such as Nacogdoches, San Antonio,
and later, Austin and Laredo.
While segments of the route
have since been replaced by
paved roads, today's explorerscan enjoy ease of travel and
revel in the history while
discovering newer charms not
available to earlier travelers.BOTH IMAGES: TXDOT
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Texas. Department of Transportation. El Camino Real de los Tejas: National Historic Trail, pamphlet, August 1, 2005; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth637425/m1/2/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.