To people in Spain the words el camino real mean the road to the king. In America the El Camino Real was an important road that began in Mexico City, where the king's representative would be, and ended at the north end of Front Street in
Natchitoches, Louisiana. Over the years the road, originally pounded into existence by herds of travelling buffalo, has also been known as the Royal Road, the King's Highway, the Contraband Trail, the Old San Antonio Trace, the Old Texas Trail, and Louisiana Highways Six and Twenty-one. A road with so many names must necessarily have an exciting...