La Angostura Historic Markers

Hwy. 313
Phone:

East < GO > West

You find these markers on Hwy. 313 shortly after going under the railroad overpass and curving to the left. There's a small ruins right next to this Historic Marker, but I haven't found any info about it. The marker reads:

La Angostura

"Near here the Rio Grande Valley closes into a narrow pass (angostura). Control of this pass was critical to the safety of the trade along the Camino Real, so this area has been the focus of fortifications since the early 17th century. The 18th century settlement of Algodones developed as a result of continuing Spanish efforts to control the pass and nearby fords of the Rio Grande."

GPS: 35.373936, -106.493977

Highway 313 is the El Camino Real National Scenic By-Way. Look for a sign similar to this just a few feet south of the La Angostura marker.

El Camino Real, "the royal road”, dates to 1598 when Don Juan de Onate and 500 colonists traveled through what is now New Mexico. Route 66 roughly followed the El Camino Real from Santa Fe to Los Lunas.

Photo(s): 2015