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The Tarascan Empire: Purépecha Resistance Against the Aztecs and Spaniards
Season 1 Episode 22
While the Mexica (Aztecs) dominated much of central Mexico, one powerful empire resisted both their expansion and later the Spanish conquest: the Pur…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Cabeza de Vaca's Epic Walk Across America
Season 1 Episode 21
In 1528, a Spanish expedition led by Pánfilo de Narváez landed in Florida and promptly fell apart. Only four survivors would make it back to Spanish …
3 months, 2 weeks ago
The Pacification of the Philippines: Legazpi and the Cross
Season 1 Episode 20
While the Spanish conquest of the Americas dominates our series, the Spanish Empire also reached across the Pacific. In this episode, we follow Migue…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
The Itza Resistance: Last Independent Maya Kingdom Falls
Season 1 Episode 19
In 1697, over 150 years after the first conquistadors landed in Mesoamerica, the last independent Maya kingdom fell. This episode tells the story of …
3 months, 2 weeks ago
The Conquest of Yucatán: Francisco de Montejo's Grueling War
Season 1 Episode 18
Francisco de Montejo, a veteran of Cortés's invasion, spent over two decades trying to conquer the Maya of the Yucatán Peninsula. Unlike the Aztecs o…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
The Requerimiento's Legacy and the Long Debate Over Indigenous Rights
Season 1 Episode 17
In this episode of The Conquistadors, Lucas and Luna explore the lasting impact of the Requerimiento, the Spanish legal document read before conquest…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
The Requerimiento: How Spaniards Justified Conquest
Season 1 Episode 16
In 1513, Spanish conquistadors began reading a legal document to Indigenous peoples before attacking them: the Requerimiento. This episode explores t…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
The Poisoned Gifts: Smallpox and the Unseen Conquest
Season 1 Episode 15
While conquistadors like Cortés and Pizarro fought their way through Mesoamerica and the Andes, an invisible ally traveled with them: smallpox. In th…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Tlatelolco: The Aztec Market That Fed an Empire
Season 1 Episode 14
When the Spanish arrived in the Valley of Mexico, they were stunned by something far more impressive than gold: the great market of Tlatelolco. This …
3 months, 2 weeks ago
The Pueblo Revolt: How Indigenous Peoples Expelled Spain from New Mexico
Season 1 Episode 13
In 1680, the Pueblo peoples of New Mexico rose up in a coordinated rebellion that expelled Spanish colonists for over a decade. This episode explores…
3 months, 2 weeks ago