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The Old Spanish Trail (Spanish: Viejo Sendero Español) is a historical trade route that connected the northern New Mexico settlements of (or near) Santa Fe, New Mexico with those of Los Angeles, California and southern California. Approximately 700 mi (1,100 km) long, the trail ran through areas of high mountains, arid deserts, and deep canyons.
The Chamuscado and Rodríguez Expedition visited the land on what became present day New Mexico in 1581–1582. The expedition was led by Francisco Sánchez, called "El Chamuscado," and Fray Agustín Rodríguez, the first Spaniards known to have visited the Pueblo Indians since Francisco Vásquez de Coronado 40 years earlier.
El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro (English: The Royal Road of the Interior Land), also known as the Silver Route, [1] was a Spanish 2,560-kilometre-long (1,590 mi) road between Mexico City and San Juan Pueblo (Ohkay Owingeh), New Mexico (in the modern U.S.), that was used from 1598 to 1882.
The treasure was allegedly found in 1937 by American businessman and gold prospector Milton Ernest "Doc" Noss. [ 1 ] [ a ] While there have been multiple documented expeditions to the peak, no gold has been officially recorded as being recovered from the site. [ 3 ]
The Atrisco Land Grant (merced) of 1692 is one among many Spanish land grants in New Mexico. It is in the Atrisco Valley ( Valle de Atrisco ) south of Albuquerque, New Mexico. The grant was established during the New World expansion of the Spanish Empire , as part of the Viceroyalty of New Spain ( Nueva España ).
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, 1801 Mountain Road NW. nmnaturalhistory.org 'Off-Center: New Mexico Art, 1970-2000' June 8-May 4, 2025. Vladem Contemporary. 404 Montezuma Ave ...
The Spanish Missions in New Mexico were a series of religious outposts in the Province of Santa Fe de Nuevo México — present day New Mexico.They were established by Franciscan friars under charter from the monarchs of the Spanish Empire and the government of the Viceroyalty of New Spain in a policy called Reductions to facilitate the conversion of Native Americans into Christianity.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 14 January 2025. Spanish explorer of the American southwest Francisco Vázquez de Coronado Governor of New Galicia Monarch Charles I Personal details Born 1510 (1510) Salamanca, Crown of Castile Died 22 September 1554 (1554-09-22) (aged 43–44) Mexico City, Viceroyalty of New Spain Signature Military ...