Old Spanish Trail

The Old Spanish Trail ran from Santa Fe to the pueblo de los Angelos in the 19th century.

Related Topics:
Santa Fe - Pueblo de los Angelos - 19th century

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While called a trail, the path actually consisted of several trails for various portions of the route. When leaving Santa Fe, the trail actually was four somewhat parallel trails. Even with this divergence, all of the trails passed through all of the states that the trail ran through. Listed in the rough order of travel, the states are:

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• New Mexico
• Colorado
• Utah
• Arizona
• Nevada
• California

The Trail most likely followed native American Indian trade routes, some of which have likely been in use for nearly 1,000 years.

Related Topics:
American Indian - Trade route

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The section of the Old Spanish Trail that runs across Nevada from the Arizona border to California was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 22, 2001.

Related Topics:
National Register of Historic Places - August 22 - 2001

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The trail is now listed as the Old Spanish National Historic Trail by the Bureau of Land Management.

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