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La Malinche Interpreter Traitor or Survivor
Season 3 Episode 131
In this episode of The Conquistadors, we explore the life and legacy of Malintzin—better known as La Malinche—the Indigenous woman who served as Hern…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Cortés and the Tlaxcalan Alliance: A Marriage of Convenience
Season 3 Episode 130
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the pivotal alliance between Hernán Cortés and the Tlaxcalan republic, which turned the tide of the Spanish c…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The Siege of Tenochtitlan's Secret Weapon: Smallpox and Epidemics in the Conquest
Season 3 Episode 129
When Hernán Cortés and his Indigenous allies besieged Tenochtitlan in 1521, they had a secret ally they barely understood: smallpox. This episode exp…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The Noche Triste: Cortés's Desperate Escape from Tenochtitlan
Season 3 Episode 128
On the night of June 30, 1520, Hernán Cortés and his men attempted a desperate escape from Tenochtitlan, only to be ambushed on a causeway by Aztec w…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The Mixtec Codices: Painted Histories of Conquest and Survival
Season 3 Episode 127
Before the Spanish arrival, the Mixtec people of Oaxaca recorded their genealogies, conquests, and myths in beautiful screenfold books made from deer…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The Zapotecs: Monte Albán and the Cloud People
Season 3 Episode 126
Long before the Mexica built Tenochtitlan, the Zapotecs ruled the Oaxaca highlands from their mountaintop capital of Monte Albán. Lucas and Luna expl…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The Siege of Tenochtitlan: Cortés's 93-Day War of Attrition
Season 3 Episode 125
In this episode, Lucas and Luna dive into the brutal 93-day siege of Tenochtitlan in 1521, exploring the key military strategies, the role of indigen…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The Siege of Tenochtitlan: Cortés's 93-Day War of Attrition
Season 3 Episode 124
In this episode, Lucas and Luna dive into the brutal 93-day siege of Tenochtitlan in 1521, a turning point in the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empir…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The Cholula Massacre: Terror as Spanish Tactic
Season 3 Episode 123
In October 1519, just months after landing on the Mexican coast, Hernán Cortés and his army perpetrated a massacre in the great religious center of C…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The Mexica Flower Wars: Blood for the Gods and Politics
Season 3 Episode 122
In this episode of The Conquistadors, Lucas and Luna dive into the xochiyaoyotl—the 'flower wars'—that shaped Aztec warfare and religion. They explor…
1 month, 2 weeks ago