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Isn't it cool to get geography and language lessons all in one place (and math too occasionally)! What a wealth of potpourri knowledge we have here. I love it! Dale > Yes, "The Kings Highway" is correct, and "Road" is equally correct from > some translations. (note: I attended El Camino Real high school) If > you travel California, you can follow this road and visit the missions, > and many highways take the same path. Have you ever noticed those funny > bells hanging from a curved pole when driving on parts of the 101 or > I-5? These mark El Camino Real. > > Two other El Camino Reals are: > El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro. This 1,800 mile trail goes from Mexico > City to Santa Fe, New Mexico. In the United States, this route runs > along approximately I-25 between El Paso TX and Taos NM. > El Camino Real de los Tejas. El Camino Real de los Tejas and variations > in the primary route were used for more than 150 years as the principal > route between Mexico City, Saltillo, Monclova, and respective presidios, > and the missions near the present Guerrero, Coahuila, Mexico, on the Rio > Grande and Los Adaes in what is now northwestern Louisiana. > > Brad Waller ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > '66 Convertible | 327/dead | 4-speed | Wilwood Brakes | 245/45/16 BFGs > '67 Chevelle | ex-SS396 | 355/700R4 | '79 F-Body Brakes > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of 396guy > > Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 2:51 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: [Chevelle-List] "El Camino Real" > > > > > > > > Replies to this message are sent to The Chevelle Mailing List > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > According to the California Highways official web page > > (http://www.pacificnet.net/~faigin/CA-HWYS/elcamino.html), > > "El Camino Real" > > means "The King's Highway". Eighth grade Spanish was a > > l-o-n-g time ago, > > but that was the name of our Spanish book, and I thought it > > was "The King's > > Highway" and wanted to research it. El Camino Real runs from > > San Diego to > > Sonoma. > > > > Dale > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Leo John > > > Costigan > > > Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 12:38 PM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: [Chevelle-List] "El Camino Real" > > > > > > > > > > > > Replies to this message are sent to The Chevelle Mailing List > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Kelly C. Hanna" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 1:15 PM > > > Subject: Re: [Chevelle-List] test picture > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Replies to this message are sent to The Chevelle Mailing List > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > > > > > >ECC where "The Road" begins, El Camino means "The Road". > > > > > > > > Yessir, it does....fitting name for a great ride. Mine loves > > > the highway! > > > > They got the name for it from the "El Camino Real" which means > > > "the royal > > > > road". If memory serves right it's the name of one of the heaviest > > > > travelled trails to Mexico city (or somewhere thereabouts > > in the days > > > > before real roads). > > > > > > > > > > > > Kelly C. Hanna > > > > www.hannawoodworks.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------- > > > > To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html > > > > To start a new topic, send mail to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------- > > > To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html > > > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------- > > To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html > > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------- > To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
