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Season 1 Episode 20
In this episode, we follow the Soto expedition in the American south from the aftermath of the battle of Mabila to the “discovery” of the Mississippi…
5 years, 3 months ago
Hernando de Soto Part 3
Season 1 Episode 19
This episode is the third to explore Hernando de Soto’s invasion of the American southeast from 1539-1542. Our goal, as always, is to make history f…
5 years, 3 months ago
Hernando de Soto Part 2
Season 1 Episode 18
Last time we introduced the story of Hernando de Soto’s three year invasion of the American south, from 1539 to his death in 1542, ending the episode…
5 years, 4 months ago
Hernando de Soto Part 1
Season 1 Episode 17
Today we kick off the story of the first real invasion of the American south, Hernando de Soto’s reconnaissance-in-force – the Spanish word is entrad…
5 years, 4 months ago
Sidebar: Bringing It All Together
Season 1 Episode 16
Welcome to the History of the Americans podcast episode 16. This episode is called “Sidebar: Bringing it all Together.” In the History of the Americ…
5 years, 4 months ago
Cabeza de Vaca Part 4
Season 1 Episode 15
The last time the remnants of the ill-fated Narvaez expedition landed on a coastal island somewhere near today’s Galveston, Texas and, thereby, “disc…
5 years, 4 months ago
Cabeza de Vaca Part 3
Season 1 Episode 14
We will no longer refer to the Narvaez Expedition in the title of the episode because, as you know if you listened to Episode 13, in late November 15…
5 years, 5 months ago
The Narváez Expedition and Cabeza de Vaca Part 2
Season 1 Episode 13
This episode continues the shocking story of the doomed Narváez expedition and its almost unbelievable struggle to survive. In this episode, the exp…
5 years, 5 months ago
The Narváez Expedition and Cabeza de Vaca Part 1
Season 1 Episode 12
This week we are kicking off perhaps the most unbelievable story of individual survival in all the History of the Americans, the disastrous Narváez e…
5 years, 5 months ago
Florida Man!
Season 1 Episode 11
In this episode we venture back to Florida, and the first of several almost comically incompetent attempts by the Spanish to settle the area, includi…
5 years, 5 months ago