Robeline in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

El Camino Real de los Tejas

(Royal Road of the Tejas Indians)

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 17, 2005

1. El Camino Real De Los Tejas Marker

Inscription. This early road connected the presidio, "Nuestra Senora del Pilar de los Adaes", to the royal authority in Mexico City. An elected representative from Los Adaes traveled 1300 miles to Mexico City where he collected the soldiers' salaries and purchased goods needed by the soldiers in Mexico City, Saltillo and other cities, the round trip taking as long as six months. Portions of "Camino Real de los Tejas" are preserved at Los Adaes Historic Site.

Erected 2000 by National Society Daughters of the American Colonists. Project 2000-3 Administration Mary Ann G. Helper, National President.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Exploration • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Colonists, and the El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1300.

Location. 31° 42.541′ N, 93° 17.538′ W. Marker is in Robeline, Louisiana, in Natchitoches Parish. It is on State Highway 485 one mile north of Natchitoches Hwy. (Route 6), on the left when traveling north. Located in the Los Adaes State Historical site. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6354 Hwy 485, Robeline LA 71469, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Louisiana.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Piney Woods.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least

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8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Presidio Nuestra Senora del Pilar de los Adais (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Los Adais (about 500 feet away); El Camino Real (approx. half a mile away); Los Adaes (approx. half a mile away); Church of St. Anne (approx. 5.4 miles away); Saint Tekakwitha Plaque and Statue (approx. 5.4 miles away); William Hodge Barnhill (approx. 8.3 miles away); Grave of Unknown Confederate Soldier (approx. 8.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Robeline.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 17, 2005

2. El Camino Real De Los Tejas Marker

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 4, 2017

3. El Camino Real de los Tejas Marker

Los Adaes Site image. Click for full size.

May 17, 2005

4. Los Adaes Site

May 17, 2005

5. Los Adaes Site

May 17, 2005

6. Los Adaes Site

Credits. This page was last revised on April 29, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 7, 2015. This page has been viewed 679 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 7, 2015, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. 3. submitted on July 26, 2017, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 7, 2015. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.