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Old Spanish Trail

American  

noun

American History.
  1. an overland route from Santa Fe, N. Mex., to Los Angeles, Calif., first marked out in 1776 by Spanish explorers and missionaries.


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They briefly convinced Hunt to try an alternative route, but Hunt returned from a reconnaissance mission nearly dead of thirst and told them he’d keep to the Old Spanish Trail.

From National Geographic • Jul. 25, 2023

In October 1849, members of trail leader Jefferson Hunt’s Mojave San Joaquin Company wagon train grew impatient with Hunt’s pace and his preferred route, known as the Old Spanish Trail.

From National Geographic • Jul. 25, 2023

“You can see some of the old dwellings, and parts of the Old Spanish Trail are accessible now. It’s an opportunity, but it just depends on the person’s frame of mind.”

From Seattle Times • Mar. 16, 2022

In 2029, the centennial of the Old Spanish Trail being totally paved between Florida and the Pacific Ocean, Kahl plans to travel the entire route.

From Washington Times • Dec. 14, 2015

They traveled for some distance on a route well known as the "Old Spanish Trail."

From The Life and Adventures of Kit Carson, the Nestor of the Rocky Mountains, from Facts Narrated by Himself by Peters, de Witt C.

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