El Camino Real -- SH 21, west of Chireno TX
N 31° 31.387 W 094° 22.123
15R E 370046 N 3488390
No. 11 of 128 pink granite El Camino Real markers placed by the Daughters of the American Revolution in 1918 stands along the route of the Old San Antonio Road west of Chireno TX
Waymark Code: WMXFVP
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/07/2018
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This pink granite DAR marker was placed in 1918 as a statewide project by the Daughters of the American Revolution to mark the route of the Old San Antonio Road.
The marker is located along the SH 21 west of Chireno TX, named for an 18th century alcalde (Mexican mayor) of Nacogdoches who was killed in the 1832 Battle of Nacogdoches.
The marker reads as follows:
"KING'S HIGHWAY CAMINO REAL Old San Antonio Road
Marked by the Daughters of the American Revolution and the State of Texas A. D. 1918"
Road of Trail Name: El Camino Real / Old San Antonio Road
State: Texas
County: Nacogdoches
Historical Significance: The El Camino Real opened LA, TX, and the southwest to exploration and conquest by the Spanish Government. It led directly to the establishment of the Spanish Empire in this part of the New World.
Years in use: 1691-present (as TX SH 21)
How you discovered it: Learned about it in Texas History courses.
Book on Wagon Road or Trial: From Saltillo, Mexico to San Antonio and East Texas (Paperback) – Unabridged, April 26, 2016
by Joseph P Sanchez (Author), Bruce A Erickson (Author)
and
El Camino Real de los Tejas (Images of America) Paperback – October 20, 2014
By Steven Gonzales (Author), Mary Joy Graham (Author), Dr. Lucile Estell (Author)
Website Explination: https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/exo04
Why?: exploration, conquest, colonization, trade, immigration
Directions: SH 21 west of Chireno TX
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