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Early Spanish Route
Fort Sumner,
NM,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
34° 28' 17.7672",
-104° 14' 42.4176"
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New Mexico State Historical Marker
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In 1582, Antonio de Espejo and his exploring party left New Mexico to return to Mexico by way of the Pecos River. Eight years later, Gaspar Castaño de Sosa led another group into New Mexico alongside the same river, a route little used again until the Territorial period.
Last updated: 10/15/2009 23:08:01 |
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Early Spanish Route Historical Marker Location Map, Fort Sumner, New Mexico
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