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Camino Real de Tierra Adentro

16th–19th century · 16th century · Also known as Royal Road of the Interior Land

The Camino Real de Tierra Adentro was the Spanish colonial royal road running some 2,500 km north from Mexico City through the silver-mining towns of New Spain to Santa Fe in New Mexico. Juan de Oñate's colonists travelled it in 1598, and supply caravans, missionaries, soldiers and traders used it for nearly three centuries, binding the northern frontier provinces to the viceregal capital.

Camino Real de Tierra Adentro
Image: U.S. National Park Service · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Mentioned in 2 state histories

Nueva VizcayaSanta Fe de Nuevo Mexico

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Camino Real de Tierra Adentro. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/camino-real-de-tierra-adentro
MLA
“Camino Real de Tierra Adentro.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/camino-real-de-tierra-adentro. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Camino Real de Tierra Adentro.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/camino-real-de-tierra-adentro.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Camino Real de Tierra Adentro’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/camino-real-de-tierra-adentro (Accessed: ).

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