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Bookmark or Share- El Camino Real (California) - WikipediaEl Camino Real (Spanish; literally The Royal Road, sometimes translated as The King's Highway) is a 600-mile (965-kilometer) commemorative route connecting the 21 Spanish missions in California (formerly the region Alta California in the Spanish Empire), along with a number of sub-missions, four presidios, and three pueblos.
- How El Camino Real – California’s Royal Road Was InventedAlong Highway 101 between Los Angeles and the Bay Area, cast metal bells spaced one or two miles apart mark what is supposedly a historic route through California: El Camino Real.
- El Camino Real - California Mission GuideEl Camino Real – “the Royal Road” – is inextricably linked to California’s history. The 600-mile trail was created by the Spanish to link the 21 California missions.
- How El Camino Real, California's 'Royal Road,' Was InventedAlthough the definite article in the road's name suggests otherwise, California's El Camino Real was just one of many government roads that stretched through Spain's New World empire. These highways linked Spanish settlements in far-flung provinces to administrative centers.
- El Camino Real: A Historic Road in CaliforniaEl Camino Real stretches from San Diego to Sonoma, covering a distance of approximately 600 miles. The trail connects the 21 Spanish missions in California, sub-missions, four presidios, and three pueblos. It runs along the coast, roughly tracing Highway 101, and is also known as The Royal Road.
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