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Santiago de Querétaro in Querétaro, Mexico — The Central Highlands (North America)
 

The Royal Inland Road

El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro

 
 
The Royal Inland Road Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, November 13, 2016
1. The Royal Inland Road Marker
Inscription.
El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro ha sido inscrito en la Lista del Patrimonio Mundial en virtud de la Convención para la Protección del Patrimonio Mundial Cultural y Natural.
La inscripción en esta Lista consagra el Valor Universal Excepcional del bien que representa el primer itinerario Cultural terrestre trazado por los españoles en América, siendo el Centro Histórico de Santiago de Querétaro, Qro., uno de los 60 sitios que lo conforman.

English:
The Camino Real de Tierra Adentro has been inscribed upon the World Heritage List of the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage.
Inscription on the List confirms the Outstanding Universal Value of the property that represents the first terrestrial Cultural Route traced by the Spaniards in America, being the Historic Centre of Santiago Querétaro, Qro., one of the 60 sites that compose it.

Trigésima Cuarta Reunión del Comité de Patrimonio Mundial
Estados Parte que aprobaron por unanimidad la inscripción: Australia, Baréin, Barbados, Brasil, Camboya, China, Egipto, Emiratos Árabes Unidos, Estonia, Etiopia, Francia, Irak, Jordania, Malí, México, Nigeria, Rusia, Sudáfrica, Suecia, Suiza y Tailandia.
Brasilia, Brasil, 1º de agosto de 2010.

English translation:
The thirty-fourth meeting of the Comittee
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State members approved by unanimity the inscription: Australia, Bahrein, Barbados, Brazil, Cambodia, China, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Estonia, Ethiopia, France, Iraq, Jordan, Mali, Mexico, Nigeria, Russia, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland and Thailand.
Brasilia, Brazil, August 1, 2010.

Nota Histórica
El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, también llamado Camino de la Plata, iniciaba su recorrido en la capital novohispano y llegaba hasta Texas y Nuevo Mexico en los Estados Unidos. Utilizado entre los siglos XVI y XIX, servía para transportar la plata extraída de las minas de Zacatecas, Guanajuato y San Luis Potosí, así como el mercurio importado de Europa.

A su paso por la ciudad de Santiago de Querétaro, pasaba frente al convento grande de San Francisco, lugar en que se bifurcaba, siguiendo hacia el norte a la ciudad de Zacatecas y, hacia el poniente, a la ciudad de Celaya.

Aunque su origen y utilización están vinculados a la minería, el Camino Real de Tierra Adentro propició también el establecimiento de vínculos socioculturales, religiosos, políticos y militares entre la sociedad hispánica y la amerindia, por lo que la trigésima cuarta Reunión de Comité de Patrimonio Cultural celebrada en Brasilia, Brasil, el 1 de agosto de 2010, aprobó su inscripción en la lista de Patrimonio Mundial de la Organización de las
The Royal Inland Road Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, November 13, 2016
2. The Royal Inland Road Marker
Naciones Unidas, para la Educación, la Ciencia, y la Cultura, UNESCO. Este monumento se erige para memoria y celebración de un camino que definió el destino de nuestra nación.
H. Ayuntamiento de Querétaro 2012-2015

English translation:
Historical Note
The Royal Inland Road, also known as the Silver Road, began its journey in the capital of Wew Spain in Mexico City and ended in Texas and New Mexico in what is now the United States. Used between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries, it served for transporting silver extracted from the mines of Zacatecas, Guanajuato and San Luis Potosi south to Mexico City, and for taking mercury imported from Europe north to the mines.
As the road passed through the city of Santiago de Querétaro, it made its way in front of the largest convent, San Francisco, where it forked, one part continuing north to the city of Zacatecas and the other to the west, to the city of Celaya.

Although its origin and use are linked to mining, the Camino Real de Tierra Adentro also led to the establishment of socio-cultural, religious, political and military links between Hispanic and Amerindian society, and the 34th Meeting of the Committee of Cultural Heritage, held in Brasilia, Brazil, on August 1, 2010, approved its inclusion on UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites for Education, Science and Culture. This monument stands
The Royal Inland Road Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, November 13, 2016
3. The Royal Inland Road Marker
for the memory and celebration of a path that defined the destiny of our nation.
Honorable City Council of Querétaro 2012-2015
 
Erected by Honorable Ayuntamiento de Querétaro de 2012-2015.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraIndustry & CommerceMan-Made FeaturesSettlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro series list. A significant historical date for this entry is August 1, 2010.
 
Location. 20° 35.552′ N, 100° 23.538′ W. Marker is in Santiago de Querétaro, Querétaro. Marker is at the intersection of Calle Benito Juárez Norte and Calle Francisco I. Madero on Calle Benito Juárez Norte. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7 Calle Benito Juárez Norte, Santiago de Querétaro QUE 76000, Mexico. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Residence of Epigmenio and Emeterio González (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Church and Former Convent of San Francisco (about 90 meters away); Foundations of the Convent of San Francisco (about 90 meters away); The Great Convent of San Francisco (about 120 meters away); The House of the Marquesa (about 120 meters away); Former hospital of San José de Gracia (about 150
The Royal Inland Road Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, November 13, 2016
4. The Royal Inland Road Marker
meters away); Monument to Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez (about 150 meters away); Fountain of Neptune (about 180 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Santiago de Querétaro.
 
More about this marker. A replica of this marker and monument is located near the Cemetery of the Illustrious of Querétaro.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 25, 2017. It was originally submitted on December 7, 2016, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 326 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 7, 2016, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.

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