H.R. No. 2192
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, For more than 300 years, the Camino Real de Tierra
Adentro played a vital role in the history, economy, and culture of
Mexico and the American Southwest; and
WHEREAS, Centuries before Europeans came to North America,
Native Americans maintained extensive trade routes between groups
in what is now Texas and New Mexico and civilizations further south;
when the first Spanish explorers arrived in the region in the early
16th century, native peoples often guided them through this
striking landscape along these traditional footpaths; and
WHEREAS, In 1598, Don Juan de Oñate and his party crossed the
Rio Grande near present-day El Paso and established a colony in New
Mexico; for the next three centuries, what came to be known as the
Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, or the Royal Road of the Interior,
functioned as the principal conduit of commerce, agriculture,
technology, languages, and religion between central Mexico and the
American Southwest, running 1,600 miles from Mexico City at its
southern end to San Juan Pueblo in New Mexico in the north; and
WHEREAS, In 2010, UNESCO added the portion of the Camino Real
that lies in Mexico to its prestigious World Heritage List; the
designation highlighted five of the route's existing urban World
Heritage sites that exemplify its cultural, commercial, religious,
and geographical significance, as well as 55 historic sites,
including bridges, chapels, former haciendas and convents, and
other natural and manmade features, related to the use of the road;
the American section of the Camino Real, which passes through El
Paso, Albuquerque, and Santa Fe, was designated as a National
Historic Trail by an act of Congress in 2000; and
WHEREAS, Recognized by UNESCO for its "outstanding universal
value," the Camino Real de Tierra Adentro represents the rich
heritage of hundreds of years of human interchange between the
cultures of Europe and the New World, and it serves as a vital and
tangible reminder of the inextricable links between two great
nations; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
Legislature hereby recognize the cultural and historical
significance of the Camino Real de Tierra Adentro and commend all
those involved in efforts to raise awareness of and preserve the
legacy of this extraordinary international landmark.
González of El Paso
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2192 was adopted by the House on My
29, 2023, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House