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177 RESOLUTION 1999- 150 R A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, REGARDING DESIGNATION OF THE CAMINO REAL DE LOS TEJAS AS PART OF THE NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAILS SYSTEM; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, EI Camino Real, the King's Highway, had its origins in prehistoric American Indian trade routes and emerged in the 1740s as a royal road connecting Guerrero, Coahuila and Los Adaes in Louisiana Territory, and WHEREAS, this celebrated pathway traverses the southern portion of Hays County from one county boundary to the other, and WHEREAS, this vital traffic artery has, over time, assumed various routes and names as it extends across Texas and its importance highlighted by twentieth century efforts to place markers, monuments and sign posts indicating the route, and WHEREAS, this historic route was a favorite of explorers, would-be conquerors, tourists, and renegades, some of whom stayed behind to establish communities, and WHEREAS, numerous Texas, in concert with various public and local government entities, have demonstrated interest in cultivating better understanding and appreciation of the state's Spanish and Mexican colonial history through promotion of the Camino Real as a National Historic Trail, now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS: PART 1. That the San Marcos City Council supports the inclusion of the Camino Real de los Tejas in the National Historic Trails system and strongly recommends that the Texas delegation to the 106th United States Congress support legislation to that effect. PART 2. That this Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage. ADOPTED this 9th day of August (J. 1 997" ;J l/ . ZclI!4t~jj1' Ed Mihalkanin Mayor Pro-Tern Attest: ~,.. i 'J -A)/J1,/ I !l.l)1V~ (J !~')yiWV~~_____ Ja is K. Womack City Secretary