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The Quetzalcoatl Myth and Cortés: How a Legend Shaped Conquest
The Quetzalcoatl Myth and Cortés: How a Legend Shaped Conquest

Season 2 Episode 61

In this episode of The Conquistadors, Lucas and Luna explore the infamous legend that the Aztecs mistook Hernán Cortés for the god Quetzalcoatl. They…

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The Noche Triste: Cortés's Great Escape from Tenochtitlan
The Noche Triste: Cortés's Great Escape from Tenochtitlan

Season 2 Episode 60

On the night of June 30, 1520, Hernán Cortés and his men fled Tenochtitlan under a hail of Aztec arrows, losing hundreds of soldiers and vast amounts…

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The Conquistadors: Spanish Steel vs Obsidian Blades
The Conquistadors: Spanish Steel vs Obsidian Blades

Season 2 Episode 59

In Episode 59, Lucas and Luna explore the technological asymmetry that defined the Spanish conquest of Mesoamerica. They examine the Toledo steel swo…

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The Cholula Massacre: Cortés's Bloody Gambit in 1519
The Cholula Massacre: Cortés's Bloody Gambit in 1519

Season 2 Episode 58

In October 1519, Hernán Cortés and his army slaughtered thousands of unarmed nobles and civilians in the sacred city of Cholula. But was it a preempt…

3 weeks, 1 day ago

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The Aztec Flower Wars: Ritual Combat or Conquest Strategy
The Aztec Flower Wars: Ritual Combat or Conquest Strategy

Season 2 Episode 57

In this episode of The Conquistadors, Lucas and Luna explore the xochiyaoyotl — the Aztec Flower Wars. Were they ritualized combat to capture prisone…

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The Siege of Mexico-Tenochtitlan: Cortés's Final Campaign
The Siege of Mexico-Tenochtitlan: Cortés's Final Campaign

Season 2 Episode 56

In 1521, Hernán Cortés and his Indigenous allies laid siege to the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan. This episode focuses on the eighty-day blockade and…

3 weeks, 2 days ago

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The Women of the Conquest: Malinche, Tecuichpo, and Doña Isabel
The Women of the Conquest: Malinche, Tecuichpo, and Doña Isabel

Season 2 Episode 55

Episode 55 of The Conquistadors turns to the often-overlooked women who shaped the Spanish conquest of Mexico. Lucas and Luna explore the lives of th…

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Cempoala: The Totonac City That Betrayed the Aztecs
Cempoala: The Totonac City That Betrayed the Aztecs

Season 2 Episode 54

Long before Cortés marched on Tenochtitlan, he made a crucial stop in the Totonac city of Cempoala. This episode explores how the luxurious, flower-f…

3 weeks, 3 days ago

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The Requerimiento: A Legal Cover for Conquest
The Requerimiento: A Legal Cover for Conquest

Season 2 Episode 53

The Requerimiento was a legal document read to Indigenous peoples before conquest, demanding submission to the Spanish crown and Church under threat …

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The Indigenous Allies Who Built Spanish America
The Indigenous Allies Who Built Spanish America

Season 2 Episode 52

Beyond the familiar story of Cortés and the Tlaxcalans, the Spanish conquest of Mesoamerica relied on tens of thousands of indigenous allies from doz…

3 weeks, 4 days ago

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