El Camino Real
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El Camino Real (Spanish for The Royal Road or The King's Highway) was the name of a series of pre-automobile highways linking the various New World colonies of Spain:
- There is an El Camino Real in California; see: El Camino Real (California).
- A Camino Real runs through Texas into Louisiana; see: Old San Antonio Road.
- Another Camino Real goes from El Paso, Texas to Taos, New Mexico; see El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro.
- Another connects Panama City and Portobelo, Panama; see El Camino Real (Panama).
- The Spanish rulers of South America called the backbone of the Inca road system Camino Real.
Camino Real can also refer to other things:
- Camino Real is a play by Tennessee Williams.
- Camino Real Marketplace is a marketplace located in Storke Road, Goleta, Santa Barbara County, California, USA.
- The Episcopal Diocese of El Camino Real of the Episcopal Church is named for the California road.
- El Camino Real is a concert band piece by Alfred Reed.
- El Camino Real High School is noted for their Academic Decathlon success.
- El Camino Real is the name of a National Scenic Byway in the U.S. state of New Mexico.
