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In the footsteps of history: Trekking California’s ‘El Camino Real’
The Leaven reports that California's longest highway, U.S. Route 101, was originally known as El Camino Real, or The Royal Road, to honor the Spanish monarchs who funded expeditions to expand their empire in the region.
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