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La Villa De San Gabriel Research Paper

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In July 1598, Juan de Oñate established a settlement in New Mexico at San Juan Pueblo at La Villa de San Gabriel (now known as Ohkay Owingeh since 2005 when it was restored to its pre-Spanish name). Oñate not only extended the Camino Real by more than 600 miles, he also established the northern most settlement of the Spanish empire. La Villa de San Gabriel was located more than 750 miles from any Spanish speaking villages in Mexico. The remote location of the settlement, along with the fact that supply trains were sent to La Villa de San Gabriel only every one to three years, led to the evolution of a Spanish dialect unlike those in the rest of the Americas. New Mexico Spanish, also called Traditional Spanish by some linguists, has deep

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