Hispanic Legacies of Route 66 in New Mexico

The Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program is pleased to announce the Route 66: Sharing Our History, Hispanic Legacies of Route 66 in New Mexico StoryMap. Here, stories of Route 66’s Hispanic Heritage are told through images, narrative and oral history, illuminating Hispanic influence on Route 66 – and Route 66’s influence on Hispanic life – as told by those who witnessed it.

The StoryMap is the result of many years of research and work completed by interns Lena Guidi and Gianna Sanchez from the University of New Mexico. Many thanks to Lena and Gianna for their invaluable contributions, and to all who made the StoryMap possible including the Latino Heritage Internship Program, Environment for the Americas, the Spanish Colonial Research Center at University of New Mexico, National Trails Office history, interpretive and GIS staff, and many others. The project was the recipient of the Organization of American Historians 2022 Stanton-Horton Award for Excellence in National Park Service History.

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