El Camino Real
California mission route
El Camino Real, Spanish for "the royal road," refers to historic routes in Spanish colonial territories.
In California, it designates the 600-mile path connecting the 21 Franciscan missions from San Diego to Sonoma, now largely paralleled by U.S.
Route 101.
The name appears throughout the American Southwest and Latin America for roads that once served as principal colonial highways.
Language of Iberia
- conquistadorsSpanish colonial soldiers
- colonizationForeign territorial takeover
- settlersThose who establish homes
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
governorship · crown · sovereignty · land grants · ranchos · hacienda · viceroy · encomienda
Major road for travel
- freewayHighway without tolls
- 101Introductory course level
- routePath from A to B
- San FranciscoNorthern California metropolis
Los Angeles · San Diego · Silicon Valley · Sacramento · Pacific Coast · Golden State · commute · traffic
Designated route for travel
- routePath from A to B
- journeyTravel from place to place
- footpathRoute for pedestrians
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
trekking · hiking · traverse · expedition · navigation · itinerary · waypoints · milestones
Catholic mendicant religious order
- presidioFortified colonial military post
- puebloCommunal adobe village
- churchPlace of Christian worship
- chapelSmall worship room
conversion · indigenous · Christianity · missionary · friar · adobe · bells · sanctuary
Maintaining something's condition
- landmarksDistinctive, recognizable locations
- historicOf lasting significance
- legacyWhat's passed down
- restorationReturning something to condition
monuments · plaques · commemoration · archaeology · artifacts · mission bells · walking tours · cultural landscape
Spanish
Language of Iberia
- conquistadorsSpanish colonial soldiers
- colonizationForeign territorial takeover
- settlersThose who establish homes
territory · governorship · crown · sovereignty · land grants · ranchos · hacienda · viceroy · encomienda · frontier
highway
Major road for travel
San Francisco · Los Angeles · San Diego · Silicon Valley · Sacramento · Pacific Coast · Golden State · commute · traffic · driving
pathway
Designated route for travel
pilgrimage · trekking · hiking · traverse · expedition · navigation · itinerary · waypoints · milestones · stagecoach
Franciscans
Catholic mendicant religious order
- presidioFortified colonial military post
- puebloCommunal adobe village
- churchPlace of Christian worship
chapel · conversion · indigenous · Christianity · missionary · friar · adobe · bells · sanctuary · courtyard
preservation
Maintaining something's condition
restoration · monuments · plaques · commemoration · archaeology · artifacts · mission bells · walking tours · cultural landscape · pilgrimage
El Camino RealInterstate 5
Western seaboard highway
superhighway · autobahn · expressway · I-95 · I-5