today thruout the United Slate:. These thoughts were new when these women were called to U115 work.
In 1925 tiie United States highways were designated. The 0>d ; Spanish Trail thru west Texas ; was not included; the Del Rio | road was designated. Failing correct this in Texas. Mr. Ayres in April 1926 again went to Washington. There this question was reopened, then with the aid o 1 Texas and Washington official-; and Congressman Wurzbach the west Texas hill country route was designated and the Old Spanish Trail from Saint Augustine to San Diego became wholly a United States highway and subject to primary consideration of all officials.
November 17. 1923. a marble shaft fixing the Pacific terminus was dedicated at San Diego by an address by President Coo.'idgc, read by Col. Ed Fletcher. March 27. 1924, a prehistoric boulder war placed at San Antonio’s old Spanish center of trails, roads and surveys. The dedication address was by Governor Pat Neff. The Old Trail drivers reenacted thcii ol time stage coach and freight wagon experiences. Finally at Saint Augustine, the beginning-point of the trail, the Exchange club erected a_ commanding monument.
April 2-3-4, 1929, at Saint Ai'gus- (f'pposition "was vigorous. At the tine the formal opening of the j:-ay south of Tallahassee thr/ Old Spanish Trail across the con-ailed San Marco they built cruc'-* trncnfc was celebrated with old j. arges and sought to escape to Spanish pageantry that cost lho:e & lexico. Some barges sank on the people $16,000 and this monument j ?y; others were wrecked on ifcs was dedicated with national and !) exas shore. Narvaez’s treasurer, international acclaim, for among jj' unc:. Alvar Cabcsa dc Vaca, and the dedication speakers was ajhhree others, lived slaves to tl'3C representative of the king of jjlr.dians for six years, the only1 Span. San Diego, California, or- .survivors of the expedition, then ganized a motorcade and sent {Jescaped across this part of Texas, eminent citizens that crossed the;'massed thru or near the present El continent and brought variou j;r’aso, and in 1536, eight years af-state delegations to the celebra- j or their proud landing in Florida, tion.	I-	cached Culiacan on the we;5
The government of Spain had >!'oast °f Mexico.	,
its representative at the Saint Au- i Phu's' “S, ‘J b* *ald' t!''° ' sustmc celebration and he Jeliv ■	1	sPa“lsh trail biased arre.,
ered one of the addresses that: 10 contlr cn • °u dedicated the rail.to the America i 1 lreb. , ccnlurfollowing the people and In memory of the old	carncd	thelr	explorations
Spanish lathers. Premier da Ri, !f"d the ' mlssIon( w°rk? th‘u0'6 vera cabled congratulations In the	thb cob'’"
name of his majesty the king.! U Jj“nt AuS“5Une, San Ar-And now comes to Manager Ayres. 01b0' f Pas° and fan Dle8° be-who has led this work thru ihe~c ,mic, sPaals*1 capitals and cc.--years, distinguished honor from lels for ml!slo“ ,w°Ikj ,Now 0r' the Spanish crown, and thru hint™ 5,ct„tlod “d de'rol°l”d honor and recognition to all that ; J lhc ,F™'ch and for f p:rlcd have done their part in this Old !'has,_ ru‘‘:d by the Spanish and Spanish Trail work.	-hcir "01ks wcrc “tended in that
In 1528 a large Spanish expedi- :b0„U‘fnl cou‘ltry-, Tbe,
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t-ion landed near the presei: Tampa bay, Florida. That expedition of Panfllo dc Na-vr.ez fought its way around to’ the ,-re • ■ ent Tallahassee country. Indian
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