Camino Real in New Mexico


The Camino Real, also known as the Silver Route, was a Spanish road used from 1598 to 1882. It was the northernmost of the four major "royal roads" that linked Mexico City to its major tributaries during and after the Spanish colonial era. The northern part of this road ran through the Trans-Pecos part of what is now Texas to San Juan Pueblo (Ohkay Owingeh) in Santa Fe de Nuevo Mexico, now the state of New Mexico.

Road sections on the National Register of Historic Places

Fourteen sections of the Camino Real in New Mexico were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011, 2013, 2014, and 2018.
Some or all of them are parts of the Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, which was an historic trade route between Mexico City and San Juan Pueblo, from 1598 to 1882. It was the northernmost of the four major "royal roads" that linked Mexico City to its major tributaries during and after the Spanish colonial era.
The listings are by county from the south to north:
Camino Real–Jornada Lakes Section, near Engle, dates from 1598. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011. It has also been denoted LA 71818.