El Camino Not-So-Real: The True Story of the ‘Ancient Road’

Bay Curious

KQED

History, Society & Culture, Places & Travel

4.9 • 999 Ratings

🗓️ 2 November 2017

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Legend has it, El Camino Real is an ancient road that connects the Spanish missions. But is it true? Reported by Rachael Myrow. Bay Curious is Olivia Allen-Price, Jessica Placzek, Paul Lancour, Suzie Racho and Julia McEvoy. Theme music by Pat Mesiti-Miller. Ask us a question at BayCurious.org. Follow Olivia Allen-Price on Twitter @oallenprice.

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0:00.0	From K-QED.
0:02.0	If you live or work on the peninsula, you undoubtedly spend a lot of time on one particular road.
0:12.0	El Camino Real runs the length of the peninsula. one particular road.
0:12.6	El Camino Real runs the length of the peninsula
0:15.6	between San Francisco and San Jose.
0:18.5	Nearly the entire way, it's lined with businesses,
0:21.6	apartment buildings, and offices.
0:24.0	It was actually once part of Highway 101.
0:26.8	Now that name, El Camino Real.
0:29.9	Translated from Spanish, it means the King's Highway and it implies a regal history.
0:37.0	Legend has it, it's an ancient road built by the Spanish to connect their 21 missions along California's coast.
0:44.0	But is it true?
0:46.0	This is Bay curious, I'm Olivia Allen Price.
0:51.0	Today we're searching for the Rialle story of El Camino Real.
0:55.4	Sorry, I couldn't know myself.
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1:19.8	K-QED's South Bay Arts reporter Rachel Myro hit the trail with this week's question
1:24.3	asker.
1:25.3	We met at Mission Santa Clara because this story dates all the way back to the Spanish colonial
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