El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro (New Mexico segments designated as NHL)

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El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro (New Mexico segments designated as NHL) comprises historically significant portions of the centuries-old Spanish colonial trade route that linked Mexico City to northern New Mexico, recognized for its major role in cultural exchange and settlement in the American Southwest.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf National Historic Landmark
cultural heritage site
historic trail
associatedWith Viceroyalty of New Spain
surface form: New Spain

Pueblo peoples
surface form: Pueblo communities

Spanish Empire
indigenous trade networks
connects Mexico City
Northern New Mexico
surface form: northern New Mexico
country United States of America
surface form: United States
crosses Rio Grande
culturalSignificance exchange of goods, ideas, and people
designation National Historic Landmark
National Historic Trail segment
governingBody National Park Service
hasComponent archaeological sites
historic parajes (campsites)
river crossings
trail segments along the Rio Grande
heritageCategory transport and communication
heritageDesignationScope selected segments in New Mexico
heritageType cultural route
languageContext Spanish
linkedRegion South Texas
surface form: Rio Grande Valley

central Mexico
northern frontier of New Spain
locatedIn southwestern United States
surface form: American Southwest

New Mexico
nameMeaning The Royal Road
surface form: The Royal Road of the Interior
partOf El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro
Spanish colonial road system
period Spanish colonial era
protectedAs federal historic property
recognizedFor role in Spanish colonial trade
role in cultural exchange in the American Southwest
role in settlement of New Mexico
routeType overland route
theme Spanish colonial expansion
frontier settlement
intercultural contact
transportMode horseback
ox-drawn carts
pack animals
usedFor migration
military movement
missionary activity
trade

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National Historic Landmarks in New Mexico contains El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro (New Mexico segments designated as NHL)