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El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail
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There is a saying in the Southwest that "all roads lead to Santa Fe." The city was linked to the trade-hungry markets of Mexico via El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro. Santa Fe was linked to midwestern and east coast markets by the Santa Fe Trail. The Old Spanish Trail provided the first overland link from Santa Fe to California.

To learn more about the Santa Fe Trail, visit www.nps.gov/safe

To learn more about the Old Spanish Trail, visit www.nps.gov/olsp

All 3 of these historic trails are part of a National Trails System that includes 25 national historic and scenic trails in the United States.
Traces of a dirt road, El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, stretch across a southern New Mexico desert landscape  

Did You Know?
Throughout the 17th century, Santa Fe was the only incorporated Spanish town north of Chihuahua. Soon after its establishment in 1610, Santa Fe became the terminus for trade caravans from Mexico City, which traveled on El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro for 1,500 miles.

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Last Updated: September 30, 2008 at 22:58 EST