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El Camino Real; Peter Nesbit (1991-02-06)
About this film
Used by conquistadors, Indians (i.e. Indigenous people), settlers, armies, merchants and outlaws, the 1800-mile artery of commerce and culture, known as El Camino Real, connected Santa Fe with Spain's New World capital in Mexico City. Throughout the Spanish Colonial period it was New Mexico's only link with the outside world, and the longest road in North America. When Mexico gained its independence in 1810, the Santa Fe Trail brought commerce from the east; the trail south covered past uninhabited and sometimes hostile territories. With the conclusion of the United State's war with Mexico in 1846, Mexico's northern territories became part of the United States. New political allegiances and the coming of the railroad to New Mexico in 1879 spelled the demise of El Camino Real. Today, it is a track in the desert which can still be seen only in a few places. New Mexico Archaeologist Michael Marshall takes us on a historical journey along El Camino Real. Guests: Michael Marshall (archeologist), Gabrielle Palmer (Historian and Director of El Camino Real Project). Artist Profile: painter Peter Nisbet.
Directors & creators
KNME-TV (Television station : Albuquerque, N.M.)
Subjects
public broadcasting, AAPB, ¡Colores!
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