ˌɔn ˈeɪpɹəl θˈɜːɾi, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt, ðə nˈɔːɹθwɚdbˈaʊnd spˈænɪʃ ænd nˈuː wˈɜːld spˈænɪʃ kɑːŋkˈiːstədˌoːɹz kɹˈɔst lˈɑːɹdʒ sˈænd dˈuːnz ɐbˌaʊt twˈɛnti sˈɛvən mˈaɪlz sˈaʊθ ʌv pɹˈɛzəntdˈeɪ dˈaʊntaʊn ˌɛl pˈæsoʊ.
On April 30, 1598, the northward-bound Spanish and New World Spanish conquistadors crossed large sand dunes about 27 miles south of present-day Downtown El Paso.