The Camino Real
For more than 200 years the Camino Real, or Royal Road, was the major route for transporting commercial goods from Mexico City and Chihuahua to Santa Fe and Taos. First traveled by Juan de Onate during his 1598 expedition to New Mexico, the Camino Real followed the San Elizario, Socorro, and Ysleta Road, crossed the Rio Grande west of present downtown El Paso, and continued north into New Mexico. When the Rio Grande was established as the U.S. - Mexico boundary in 1848, this section of the old Camino Real became part of the United States. (1983)
31.7621° N, 106.5092° W
Access to this marker is restricted.
This marker stands on private property. Please view it from the road or ask the owner first.
Where to Find It
W. Paisano Dr., in marker plaza 0.2 mi. S of Ruhlen Ct. on restricted access/private property. One of five markers by this title in El Paso County.
Nearby Markers
- <0.1 mi NE Captain James W. Magoffin, Major Simeon Hart El Paso
- <0.1 mi NW El Paso del Rio del Norte El Paso
- <0.1 mi N La Hacienda El Paso
- <0.1 mi N Simeon Hart Residence, Site of Hart's Mill (El Molino) El Paso
- 0.1 mi N Old Fort Bliss El Paso
- 0.5 mi E Sunset Heights El Paso