Old Spanish Trail

Old Spanish Trail may refer to:

  • Old Spanish Trail (trade route), connecting Santa Fe, New Mexico, with Los Angeles, California, in the 19th century
  • Old Spanish Trail (auto trail), connecting St. Augustine, Florida, with San Diego, California, in the early 20th century

Famous quotes containing the words spanish and/or trail:

    “Wheeler: Aren’t you the fellow the Mexicans used to call “Brachine”?
    Dude: That’s nearly right. Only it’s “Borracho.”
    Wheeler: I don’t think I ever seen you like this before.
    Dude: You mean sober. You’re probably right. You know what “Borracho” means?
    Wheeler: My Spanish ain’t too good.
    Dude: It means drunk. No, if the name bothers ya’ they used to call me Dude.”
    —Jules Furthman (1888–1960)

    “It is not for man to follow the trail of truth too far, since by so doing he entirely loses the directing compass of his mind.”
    —Herman Melville (1819–1891)