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Castano de Sosa's Route

NM, USA
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In 1590-91 Gaspar Castaño de Sosa, a Portuguese by birth, took an expedition up the Pecos River in an attempt to establish a colony in New Mexico. His venture was a failure, but it led to a permanent settlement under Don Juan de Oñate in 1598. Caastaño de Sosa passed near here in the winter of 1590.



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