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CASTANO DE SOSA'S ROUTE
In 1590-91 Gaspar Castano de Sosa, a Portuguese by birth, took and expedition up the Pecos River in an attempt to establish a colony in New Mexico. His venture was a failure, but it led to a permanent settlement under Don Juan de Onate in 1598. Castano de Sosa passed near here in the winter of 1590. |