Camino Real

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Camino Real, a Spanish term meaning "king's road," was the name of several highways in Spain and in Spain's New World dominions. In Mexico, the land route extending from the port city of Veracruz to Santa Fe, N. Mex., was known as the Camino Real. The most famous of these royal roads, however, was the one extending nearly the length of California and generally known as El Camino Real. It began at San Diego in the south, generally followed the coastline, and ended at Sonoma, north of San Francisco. Along this route Father Juní­pero Serra established a series of Spanish missions, eventually numbering 21, in the second half of the 18th century.

Bibliography: Riesenberg, Felix, Golden Road (1967).

Serra, Junípero
Describes Franciscan priest and missionary Father Junipero Serra.

Spanish missions (in U.S. history)
Details Spanish missions in America, with a focus on such prominent figures as Francisco de Coronado.

Franciscan
Discusses the history of Franciscan friars, dating back to the Order of Friars Minor.

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