Nacogdoches in Nacogdoches County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Kings Highway Camino Real — Old San Antonio Road
Marker #15
— El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail —
Photographed By WayBetterFinder, August 25, 2015
1. Kings Highway Camino Real — Old San Antonio Road Marker
Erected 1918 by The Daughters of The American Revolution and The State of Texas. (Marker Number 15.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list.
Location. 31° 36.171′ N, 94° 39.269′ W. Marker is in Nacogdoches, Texas, in Nacogdoches County. Marker is at the intersection of East Main Street and North Fredonia Street, on the left when traveling east on East Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 215 East Main Street, Nacogdoches TX 75961, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Texas Stagecoaches, C.S.A. (a few steps from this marker); On This Site Stood for a Century an Old Stone House (a few steps from this marker); The Fredonia Rebellion (within shouting distance of this marker); Antonio Gil Y’Barbo (within shouting distance of this marker); The Mayer & Schmidt Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Battle of Nacogdoches
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Regarding Kings Highway Camino Real — Old San Antonio Road. “During the Spanish colonial period in North America, numerous “royal roads”—or caminos reales—tied far-flung regions of the empire to Mexico City. One particular collection of indigenous trails and trade routes became known as El Camino Real de los Tejas, the primary overland route for the Spanish colonization of what is today Texas and northwestern Louisiana. The trail’s name is derived not only from its geographic extent but also from some of its original users. Spaniards referred to a prominent group of Caddo Indians as the Tejas, a word derived from the Caddo term for ‘friend’ or ‘ally.’ Thus, the Spanish province of Tejas, the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas, and the historic trail traversing them owe their name to the Caddo language.
El Camino Real de los Tejas served as a political, economic, and cultural link between Mexico City and Los Adaes (and all points in between). Settlers, missionaries,
Photographed By WayBetterFinder, July 18, 2015
2. Kings Highway Camino Real — Old San Antonio Road Marker
In 1915 the Texas legislature appropriated $5,000 to survey and mark the route. The Daughters of the American Revolution and other organizations sponsored and endorsed the project, and professional surveyor V. N. Zivley was commissioned to make the study. From 1915-18, the State of Texas and the Daughters of the American Revolution together placed 123 pink granite markers about every five miles along the King’s Highway, also known as Camino Real or Old San Antonio Road
The El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail is a national historic trail covering the U.S. section of El Camino Real de Los Tejas, a thoroughfare from the 18th-century Spanish colonial era in Spanish Texas, instrumental in the settlement, development, and history of Texas. The National Park Service designated El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail as a unit in the National Trails System in 2004. (Wiki)
Credits. This page was last revised on April 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 26, 2023, by Carolyn Sanders of Plano, Texas. This page has been viewed 78 times since then and 24 times this year. Last updated on April 29, 2023, by Carolyn Sanders of Plano, Texas. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 26, 2023, by Carolyn Sanders of Plano, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
