EL CAMINO REAL

'El Camino Real' (Spanish for 'The Royal Road' or 'The King's Highway') was the name of a series of pre-automobile highways linking the various New World colonies of Spain:

★ There is an 'El Camino Real' in California; see: El Camino Real (California).

★ A 'Camino Real' runs through Texas into Louisiana; see: Old San Antonio Road.

★ Another 'Camino Real' goes from El Paso, Texas to Taos, New Mexico; see El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro.

★ Another connects Panama City and Portobelo, Panama; see El Camino Real (Panama).

★ The Spanish rulers of South America called the backbone of the Inca road system ''Camino Real''.
'Camino Real' can also refer to other things:

★ ''Camino Real'' is a play by Tennessee Williams.

★ The Episcopal Diocese of El Camino Real of the Episcopal Church is named for the California road.

★ El Camino Real is a concert band piece by Alfred Reed.

★ ''El Camino Real'' is an album by Carmaig de Forest.

★ El Camino Real High School is noted for their Academic Decathlon success.