This Discover our Shared Heritage El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro Trail website is produced by the National Park Service’s Cultural Resources Office of Interpretation and Education and the National Trails office of the National Park Service.
The website was designed in 2020 by Katherine Crawford-Lackey. Descriptions of historic places featured in this website are based on information in the files of the National Register of Historic Places and the National Historic Landmarks Program. Many of the photos were taken by Jack Parsons, an award-winning photographer based in Santa Fe. All other image permissions are noted in the captions when necessary.
This site replaces the 2014 version of the travel itinerary. The original credits are as follows:
This travel itinerary was produced by the National Park Service’s Heritage Education Services and the National Park Service’s National Trails Intermountain Region in partnership with the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers. It was created under the direction of Carol D. Shull, Chief, Heritage Education Services, National Park Service. The El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary is based primarily on registration information on historic places in the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks collections.
The itinerary was conceptualized by Aaron Mahr Yáñez, Superintendent, National Park Service’s National Trails Intermountain Region, who oversaw the development of the content. Michael Romero Taylor, Cultural Resources Specialist with the NPS National Trails Intermountain Region, administered the contract for writing narratives and photographing the historic sites. Carmella Padilla, a 17th-generation New Mexican and award-winning writer from Santa Fe, New Mexico, wrote the travel itinerary historical narratives. Contemporary photographs were taken by Jack Parsons, an award-winning photographer based in Santa Fe. Historic photographs are from these sources: New Mexico State Records Center and Archives, the Palace of the Governors Photo Archives (New Mexico History Museum/Department of Cultural Affairs), the New Mexico Department of Tourism Photograph Collection, William A. Keleher Collection at the Center for Southwest Research of the University of New Mexico, and the Skip Clark Collection. Numerous individuals provided editing assistance and factual accuracy: Cordelia Thomas Snow, Michael Marshall, Gregory Smith, Nathan Stone, Richard Sims, Terry Moody, Chris Wilson, George Torok, Pat Taylor, Otis Halfmoon, Michael Elliott, Susan Boyle, Sharon Brown, Frank Norris, Mae Maginnis, Alex Knabe, and Steve Burns Chavez.
Carol D. Shull edited the itinerary and Cassie Ward programmed the itinerary into the template and provided editorial assistance. Jeff Joeckel of the National Register of Historic Places staff assisted in launching the itinerary.
El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail is co-administered by the National Park Service and the Bureau of Land Management.
The Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (INAH, the National Institute of Anthropology and History), the Mexican federal government bureau established to guarantee research, protection, and promotion of the Mexican cultural patrimony, has been a key partner in the overall promotion of the historic trail. These efforts have been led by Francisco López Morales, Director of the INAH World Heritage Department. The National Park Service is linking this travel itinerary with a similar web-based itinerary produced by INAH.
The itinerary was produced with the support of the National Park Service's Stephanie Toothman, Associate Director for Cultural Resources, Partnerships and Science; Jon Smith, Deputy Associate Director Preservation Assistance Programs; and Paul Loether, Chief, National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks.
Last updated: September 30, 2020