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Old Mission San Jose

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Old Mission San Jose
Old Mission San Jose
Old Mission San Jose
Old Mission San Jose
Old Mission San Jose
Old Mission San Jose
Old Mission San Jose
Old Mission San Jose
Old Mission San Jose
Old Mission San Jose
Old Mission San Jose
Old Mission San Jose
Old Mission San Jose
Old Mission San Jose
Old Mission San Jose
Old Mission San Jose
Old Mission San Jose
Old Mission San Jose
Old Mission San Jose
Old Mission San Jose
Old Mission San Jose
Old Mission San Jose
Old Mission San Jose
Old Mission San Jose
Old Mission San Jose
Phone:
+1 510-657-1797

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SundayClosed
Monday9am - 4pm
Tuesday9am - 4pm
Wednesday9am - 4pm
Thursday9am - 4pm
Friday9am - 4pm
SaturdayClosed


The Old Spanish Trail is a historical trade route that connected the northern New Mexico settlements of Santa Fe, New Mexico with those of Los Angeles, California and southern California. Approximately 700 mi long, the trail ran through areas of high mountains, arid deserts, and deep canyons. It is considered one of the most arduous of all trade routes ever established in the United States. Explored, in part, by Spanish explorers as early as the late 16th century, the trail saw extensive use by pack trains from about 1830 until the mid-1850s. The name of the trail comes from the publication of John C. Frémont’s Report of his 1844 journey for the U.S. Topographical Corps., guided by Kit Carson, from California to New Mexico. The name acknowledges the fact that parts of the trail had been known to the Spanish since the 16th century. Frémont's report named a trail that had already been in use for about 15 years. The trail is important to New Mexico history because it established an arduous but usable trade route with California.
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