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The El Paso Paso del Norte (PDN) Port of Entry is a crossing of the United States–Mexico border, connecting the U.S. city of El Paso, Texas with the Mexican city of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua. It is among the busiest border crossings between the two countries: more than 10 million people enter the U.S. from Mexico each year at this location.
El Paso del Norte (the present-day Ciudad Juárez), was founded on the south bank of the Río Bravo del Norte (Rio Grande) in 1659 by Spanish conquistadors. The Mission Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe became its first major settlement. Being a grassland then, agriculture flourished and vineyards and fruits constituted the bulk of the regional ...
The El Paso Paso del Norte (PDN) Port of Entry is among the United States' busiest border crossings. More than 10 million people enter the US from Mexico each year at this location. Upon arrival, the admissibility of each person is determined by an officer of Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
Map of the Chamizal settlement of 1963. The Chamizal dispute was an international land and boundary conflict over contested land (estimates range from 600 to 1,600 acres [240–650 ha; 2.4–6.5 km 2]) along the Mexico–United States border between El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua. [1]
El Paso-PDN: PDN: El Paso Street El Paso, Texas: Santa Fe Vial Juan Gabriel Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua: One-way northbound only; no trucks; two-way for pedestrians; Paso del Norte International Bridge: 1898 El Paso-Stanton: ELP: US 85 (Stanton Street) El Paso, Texas: Lerdo Calle Lerdo Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua
Paso del Norte may refer to: El Paso–Juárez-Las Cruces, a binational metropolitan area; El Paso, Texas, which grew from a small village called El Paso del Norte; Paso del Norte, the name until 1888 of Ciudad Juárez, Mexico; Hotel Paso del Norte, a historic hotel in El Paso, Texas; Paso del Norte Health Foundation, an organization in El Paso ...
As 17th-century Spanish explorers sought a route through the southern Rocky Mountains, the Franciscan Friar García de San Francisco founded Ciudad Juárez in 1659 as "El Paso del Norte" ("The North Pass"). The Misión de Guadalupe de los Mansos en el Paso del río del Norte became the first permanent Spanish development in the area in the 1660s.
El Paso del Norte became an important center of agriculture and rancheria, known for its wines, brandy, vinegar, and raisins. In the 18th century, the Spanish Crown authorized the establishment of fairs along the Camino Real to promote commerce (although some form of these had already been existing for some time prior).