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The Mixtón War: Mexico's Great Indigenous Uprising
Season 1 Episode 31
In 1540, a coalition of indigenous groups in western Mexico rose up against Spanish rule in one of the most serious challenges to colonial authority …
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The Chichimeca War: Mexico's Fifty-Year Frontier
Season 1 Episode 30
After the fall of Tenochtitlan and the conquest of the Tarascans, the Spanish found themselves facing a very different kind of enemy in the arid nort…
1 month, 1 week ago
The Mixtón War: Indigenous Unity Against Spanish Rule
Season 1 Episode 29
In 1540, just years after the fall of Tenochtitlan, a massive rebellion erupted in western Mexico that would test the limits of Spanish power and for…
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The Siege of Tenochtitlan: Cortés's Water War
Season 1 Episode 28
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the final, brutal siege of Tenochtitlan in 1521, focusing on the unique naval and tactical aspects that decid…
1 month, 1 week ago
The Conquest of the Zapotecs and Mixtecs
Season 1 Episode 27
In episode 27, Lucas and Luna explore the Spanish conquest of the Zapotec and Mixtec kingdoms of Oaxaca, a region rich in cultural heritage and resis…
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The Conquest of the Zapotecs and Mixtecs
Season 1 Episode 26
In the shadow of the Aztec Empire, the Spanish also conquered the sophisticated Zapotec and Mixtec civilizations of Oaxaca. This episode explores how…
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The Cholula Massacre: Cortés's First Act of Terror
Season 1 Episode 25
In October 1519, just weeks after entering Tenochtitlan, Hernán Cortés orchestrated a massacre in the holy city of Cholula, killing thousands of unar…
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Nuño de Guzmán and the Fall of the Tarascan Empire
Season 1 Episode 24
In the early 1530s, while Francisco Pizarro was toppling the Inca and Hernán Cortés was consolidating control over central Mexico, a ruthless conquis…
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The Conquest of the Philippines: Legazpi and the Cross
Season 1 Episode 23
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the Spanish conquest of the Philippines, a campaign that began decades after the fall of the Aztec and Inca e…
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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…
1 month, 1 week ago