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During the Spanish colonial period in America royal roads tied far-flung regions with Mexico City. Over this road, with its 2,500-mile route of ever changing new roadways and trails, came settlers, missionaries, and soldiers who populated the settlements, missions, and presidios of East Texas and Northwest Louisiana. Take this photographic journey that covers remnants of a vital past, depicting trails and sites that you can visit today. 
Mission San Fransisco de la Espada in Texas
Christopher Talbot
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Did You Know?
San Antonio, Nacogdoches, and Laredo were founded along El Camino Real de los Tejas, now a national historic trail. Segments of the camino have become part of the modern highway system crossing Texas.