Jornada del Muerto (selected historic segments of El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro)

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Jornada del Muerto (selected historic segments of El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro) is a historically significant and treacherous desert stretch in New Mexico that formed part of the major Spanish colonial trade and travel route between Mexico City and northern New Mexico.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf desert crossing
historic trail segment
associatedWith El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro
surface form: El Camino Real trade network

Spanish colonization of New Mexico
category History of New Mexico
Spanish colonial roads in the Americas
country United States of America
surface form: United States
hasDesignation historic segment of a United States National Historic Trail
hasNearbyFeature Fra Cristóbal Mountains
surface form: Fra Cristóbal Range

Taos Plateau volcanic field
surface form: Jornada del Muerto volcano field

Rio Grande
heritageDesignation National Historic Trail segment
historicalPeriod Mexican period in New Mexico
Spanish colonial era
early United States territorial period
knownFor historic caravan route
long waterless stretch
treacherous travel conditions
languageOfName Spanish
locatedIn Dona Ana County, New Mexico
surface form: Doña Ana County, New Mexico

Jornada del Muerto desert
surface form: Jornada del Muerto desert basin

New Mexico
Sierra County, New Mexico
United States of America
surface form: United States
nameMeaning “Journey of the Dead Man” in Spanish
partOf El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro
El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro
surface form: El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail
riskFactor heat and dehydration
limited grazing for animals
navigation difficulties in featureless terrain
routeBetween Mexico City
northern New Mexico
routeType overland caravan route
significantFor cultural exchange between central Mexico and the northern frontier
movement of goods, people, and ideas in the Southwest
terrainCharacteristic arid
scarce water sources
terrainType desert
transportMode pack animals
wagons
usedBy American traders
Mexican traders
European explorers
surface form: Spanish colonial travelers
usedFor colonial travel
long‑distance trade
military movement

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National Historic Landmarks in New Mexico contains Jornada del Muerto (selected historic segments of El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro)
Jornada del Muerto desert hasNameOrigin Jornada del Muerto (selected historic segments of El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro)
this entity surface form: Spanish phrase "Jornada del Muerto" meaning "Journey of the Dead Man"