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ZAPATA RAMIREZ, Tania Libertad  y  VAZQUEZ SOLIS, Valente. Journeys of a Mayor’s Office. The Process of Territorial Conformation of the Camino Real in San Luis Potosí, 16th-17th Centuries. Estud. hist. novohisp [online]. 2026, n.74, pp.236-274.  Epub 13-Abr-2026. ISSN 2448-6922.  https://doi.org/10.22201/iih.24486922e.2026.74.77945.

This article examines the territorial configuration of the Camino Real in San Luis Potosí between 1594 and 1702, focusing on the spatial hierarchization that emerged from the establishment of Indigenous towns and the alcaldía mayor of San Luis -institutions implemented as part of the broader Chichimeca pacification project. The primary sources consulted include materials from theArchivo Histórico del Estado de San Luis Potosí Lic. Antonio Rocha (AHESLPLAR), theArchivo General de Indias (AGI), and the Biblioteca de la Real Academia de la Historia. Using the computational program Realengo, a search was conducted for archival files containing the term “Camino Real”. Twenty-five complete files were selected, and paleographic transcriptions were produced. This enabled the initial mapping of the Camino Real. To establish spatial hierarchies, Realengo grouped the files by location and calculated the frequency of cases processed by the alcaldía. The findings are presented in a cartographic series accompanying the article, which highlights the areas of greatest administrative interest along the various segments of the Camino Real. The resulting data reveal that the route formed a hierarchized corridor divided into four main axes: to the northeast, a branch toward the mining settlement of Monte Caldera; an eastern central segment through the Villa de los Pozos with a branch toward Río Verde; a southern axis leading to the Valley of San Francisco; and a northwestern route to Zacatecas with a secondary branch toward Guadalcázar.

Palabras llave : Camino Real; territorial conformation; San Luis Potosí; data analysis; SIG.

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