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The Women of the Conquest: Doña Isabel and La Malinche
Season 4 Episode 191
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the lives of two Indigenous women whose choices shaped the conquest of Mexico: La Malinche, the Nahua interpr…
1 week, 3 days ago
The Tarascan Empire: Aztec's Only Rival
Season 4 Episode 190
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the fascinating history of the Purépecha Empire, also known as the Tarascan Empire, which was the Aztec Empir…
1 week, 4 days ago
The First Smallpox in Mexico
Season 4 Episode 189
In 1520, a single infected African slave named Francisco de Eguía stepped ashore in Veracruz and changed the world. Within months, smallpox — which t…
1 week, 5 days ago
The Death of Moctezuma: Stoning or Strangulation?
Season 4 Episode 188
In this episode of Fexingo History, we explore the mysterious death of Moctezuma Xocoyotzin, the Aztec emperor during the Spanish conquest. Was he st…
1 week, 6 days ago
The Conquest of Cholula: Massacre or Misunderstanding
Season 4 Episode 187
In 1519, Hernán Cortés and his army—along with thousands of Tlaxcalan allies—marched into the sacred city of Cholula, home to the great pyramid of Qu…
2 weeks ago
The Noche Triste's Missing Piece: The Tacuba Causeway
Season 4 Episode 186
In this episode, Lucas and Luna revisit the legendary Noche Triste — the night in 1520 when Hernán Cortés and his men fled Tenochtitlan under a hail …
2 weeks, 1 day ago
The Battle of Otumba: Cortés's Narrow Escape and Resurgence
Season 4 Episode 185
In June 1520, Hernán Cortés and his men fled Tenochtitlan on the Noche Triste, where hundreds died. As they limped toward Tlaxcala, an Aztec army of …
2 weeks, 3 days ago
The Nahua Scribes: How the Conquered Wrote Their Own Conquest
Season 4 Episode 184
We've heard the Spanish version of the conquest — but what about the voices of the conquered? In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the indigenous …
2 weeks, 4 days ago
Cuauhtémoc The Last Aztec Emperor's Defiance and Death
Season 4 Episode 183
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the life and legacy of Cuauhtémoc, the last huey tlatoani of Tenochtitlan. After the death of Cuitláhuac from…
2 weeks, 4 days ago
Cortés's Private Kingdom: The Marquesado del Valle
Season 4 Episode 182
After the fall of Tenochtitlan, Hernán Cortés was granted the Marquesado del Valle, a vast feudal domain spanning modern-day Oaxaca, Morelos, and Ver…
2 weeks, 5 days ago