
The Last Hurdle: El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro
Special | 5m 6sVideo has Closed Captions
Reliving the perilous La Bajada Mesa trail, with archaeologist Michael Marshall.
At the end of an arduous 6 month, 1600 mile trek northward to Spain’s new colonial capital of Santa Fe, Spanish colonists faced one last hurdle – the La Bajada Mesa. Noted archeologist Michael Marshall walks us through the trail as it travels up the mesa.
Moments in Time is a local public television program presented by NMPBS

The Last Hurdle: El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro
Special | 5m 6sVideo has Closed Captions
At the end of an arduous 6 month, 1600 mile trek northward to Spain’s new colonial capital of Santa Fe, Spanish colonists faced one last hurdle – the La Bajada Mesa. Noted archeologist Michael Marshall walks us through the trail as it travels up the mesa.
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