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Episode 243: The Battle for Tenochtitlan
Season 1 Episode 243
Cortés returns to Tenochtitlan and finally forces the great city into submission, effectively ending Old Mexico.
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Western Civ 2.0
3 years ago
The Assyrians
Season 1
Today I sit down with historian Eckart Frahm to discuss his new book: Assyria: The Rise and Fall of the World's First Empire. The Assyrians have a fa…
3 years ago
Episode 242: Spanish Recovery
Season 1 Episode 242
Cortés recovers from the disaster of La Noche Triste and plans for a triumphant return to Tenochtitlan. At the same time, Smallpox ravages Central Am…
3 years ago
Episode 241: La Noche Triste
Season 1 Episode 241
Cortés rushes back to Tenochtitlan only to find the city beyond saving. After the death of Montezuma, he has no choice but to cut his losses and run.…
3 years ago
Episode 240: Montezuma and Cortés
Season 1 Episode 240
Cortés gambles again, taking Montezuma captive in the hope that he can turn the entire kingdom over to Charles V. But, the arrival of a relief force …
3 years, 1 month ago
Episode 239: Tenochtitlan
Season 1 Episode 238
Cortés finally reached the capital of the Mexica Empire and comes face to face with Montezuma.
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Western Civ 2.0
3 years, 1 month ago
Episode 238: Who Needs "Orders" Anyway?
Season 1 Episode 238
This is the episode where Cortés really starts to come into focus. Up to this point, he has been just another explorer. But after this episode, his a…
3 years, 1 month ago
Episode 237: A Gentlemanly Pirate
Season 1 Episode 237
Hernan Cortes and his expedition continue to explore the Yucatan as they round toward modern-day Veracruz. He begins to learn what works and what doe…
3 years, 1 month ago
Episode 236: Cortés
Season 1 Episode 236
This week we finally meet Hernan Cortes. Cortes has an interesting history himself, though much of it remains shrouded in myth and shadow. Yet, in 15…
3 years, 2 months ago
Episode 235: Temples on the Sea
Season 1 Episode 235
Hernan Cortes was not the first Spaniard to reach Mexico. But, somewhat shockingly, even as late as 1518, the Spanish did not know about Mexico. They…
3 years, 2 months ago