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.


Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf desert crossing
historic trail segment
associatedWith El Camino Real trade network
Spanish colonization of New Mexico
category History of New Mexico
Spanish colonial roads in the Americas
country United States
hasDesignation historic segment of a United States National Historic Trail
hasNearbyFeature Fra Cristóbal Range
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 Doña Ana County, New Mexico NERFINISHED
Jornada del Muerto desert basin
New Mexico
Sierra County, New Mexico NERFINISHED
United States
nameMeaning “Journey of the Dead Man” in Spanish
partOf El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro
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
Spanish colonial travelers
usedFor colonial travel
long‑distance trade
military movement

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
National Historic Landmarks in New Mexico
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Jornada del Muerto desert ("Spanish phrase "Jornada del Muerto" meaning "Journey of the Dead Man"")
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