From the moment Hernán Cortés burned his ships on the Veracruz shore to the fall of Tenochtitlan in 1521, the Spanish conquistadors remade the Americas through a volatile mix of courage, cruelty, and greed. Lucas and Luna guide listeners through the brutal collision of two worlds, examining not only the well-known figures—Cortés, Pizarro, Moctezuma, Atahualpa—but also the indigenous allies, enslaved Africans, and forgotten women who shaped the conquest. Each episode dissects a specific campaign or cultural encounter: the siege of Tenochtitlan, the conquest of the Inca Empire, the protracted Maya resistance, and the lesser-known expeditions into Florida and the Amazon. They explore the legal and moral debates of the Valladolid Controversy, the devastating impact of Old World diseases, and the encomienda system that bound native peoples to Spanish lords. The show also confronts the long legacy: how conquest myths were constructed, how indigenous memory survives, and how modern movements grapple with statues, repatriation, and historical memory. This is not a simple story of heroes or villains—it is a search for understanding amid the rubble of empires. Can we truly grasp the scale of the destruction, or the resilience of the conquered? #Conquistadors #SpanishEmpire #HernanCortes #Tenochtitlan #Moctezuma #FranciscoPizarro #IncaEmpire #Mesoamerica #IndigenousHistory #Colonialism #NewSpain #Malinche #Encomienda #ValladolidDebate #Smallpox #Conquest #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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Episode #245
Pedro de Alvarado: The Butcher of Guatemala
Sep 29, 202611 minS5
While Hernán Cortés made headlines for conquering the Aztec Empire, his second-in-command Pedro de Alvarado launched a brutal campaign to subjugate the Maya civilizations of the Guatemalan highlands. This episode explores the 1523 invasion led by Alvarado, focusing on the Battle of Zaculeu and the siege of the Mam kingdom. We examine how Alvarado’s tactics of terror, including hostage-taking and public executions, differed from Cortés’s diplomatic maneuvering, yet achieved similar results through sheer violence. The narrative details the fall of the capital Iximche, the resistance of the local lords, and the eventual establishment of the Captaincy General of Guatemala. By contrasting Alvarado’s military approach with the political alliances Cortés built, we uncover a darker chapter of the Spanish conquest that reshaped Mesoamerica’s indigenous power structures. #PedrodeAlvarado #MayaConquest #GuatemalaHistory #BattleofZaculeu #MamKingdom #SpanishConquistadors #Iximche #CaptaincyGeneral #Mesoamerica #ColonialHistory #IndigenousResistance #HernanCortes #Yucatan #Chiapas #Quiche #Kekchi #HistoryPodcast #FexingoHistory #AncientAmericas Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
The Tlaxcalan Price: Allies Turned Subjects in New Spain
Sep 28, 202612 minS5
In this episode, we move beyond the battlefield to examine the political aftermath of the Spanish conquest. While earlier episodes covered the siege of Tenochtitlan and the vital role of the Tlaxcalteca as military allies, we now explore how that alliance dissolved into subjugation. We look at the Treaty of Coyoacán, signed in 1525, which promised Tlaxcala autonomy but delivered the encomienda system instead. Lucas and Luna discuss the figures like Xicotencatl the Elder who navigated this treacherous transition, the betrayal by Cortés regarding land grants, and how the Tlaxcalan nobility traded one form of oppression for another to preserve their status. We also touch on the pochteca merchant class and the complex legal battles that followed, revealing a story not just of Spanish brutality, but of indigenous realpolitik and the high cost of survival in the Virreinato de Nueva España. #Tlaxcala #Cortés #Encomienda #Mesoamerica #Xicotencatl #NahuaHistory #ColonialMexico #IndigenousAllies #ConquestOfMexico #TreatyOfCoyoacán #Pochteca #NewSpain #AztecEmpire #LatinAmericanHistory #PreColumbian #SpanishColonialism #FexingoHistory #History Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
Cortés's Black Musketeers: African Resistance in New Spain
Sep 27, 20268 minS5
While most narratives of the Spanish conquest focus on European soldiers and Indigenous allies, a crucial third force was already present: enslaved Africans brought to the Americas as early as 1519. This episode explores the lives of these men and women who arrived not as conquerors, but as property, only to become pivotal figures in the resistance against colonial rule. We examine the role of Afro-Mexicans in the early years of New Spain, focusing on communities like San Lorenzo de los Negros near Veracruz. Through the story of Gaspar Yanga, a maroon leader who established an independent settlement, we see how escaped slaves negotiated with the Crown to secure freedom, creating one of the first free towns in the Americas. This conversation moves beyond the battlefield to look at social structures, the encomienda system, and the complex alliances that defined life in the Virreinato de Nueva España during the mid-16th century. #GasparYanga #SanLorenzoDeLosNegros #Cimarron #Palenque #Encomienda #VirreinatoDeNuevaEspana #RealAudiencia #AfroMexicanHistory #MaroonSociety #HernanCortes #NewSpain #ColonialMexico #AfricanDiaspora #SlaveryInAmerica #JuanDeONate #Tlaxcalteca #IndigenousResistance #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
While Hernán Cortés dismantled the Aztec Empire in the early 1520s, a different kind of conquest was unfolding hundreds of miles to the southeast. This episode explores the decades-long campaign against the Itza Maya, centered at their fortified capital of Tayasal on Lake Petén Itzá. We trace the journey from Francisco de Montejo the Elder’s initial failed attempts in 1527 to the eventual submission of the Itza ruler Canek in 1697. The story highlights the unique geographical advantages of the island city, the role of missionary diplomacy under Pedro de Mendoza y Sandoval, and the fierce independence that kept the last independent Maya kingdom standing for nearly two centuries after Tenochtitlan fell. Listen as we examine how terrain, disease, and religious persuasion slowly eroded the Itza resistance. #ItzaMaya #Tayasal #FranciscoDeMontejo #Canek #LakePeténItzá #SpanishConquest #MesoamericanHistory #MayaCivilization #PedroDeMendoza #GuatemalaHistory #ColonialLatinAmerica #IndigenousResistance #MissionaryDiplomacy #MayaLanguage #YucatanPeninsula #PreColumbian #NewSpain #FexingoHistory #History Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
In this episode, we move beyond the general narrative of Cortés’s alliance with Tlaxcala to examine the specific engineering and naval warfare that turned the conquest of Tenochtitlan into a siege. We look at how Hernán Cortés, facing the formidable lake defenses of the Mexica, commissioned the construction of thirteen brigantines in Tlaxcala and brought them to Lake Texcoco. This wasn't just about firepower; it was about controlling the chinampas and cutting off supply lines. We explore the role of Juan de Villagran, the indigenous allies who manned these ships, and the brutal reality of the canal war that ultimately led to the fall of the city. You will hear about the tactics used by Cuauhtémoc, the destruction of the floating gardens, and the human cost of this unprecedented amphibious assault in the Americas. #Tenochtitlan #SiegeOfTenochtitlan #HernanCortes #Cuauhtemoc #LakeTexcoco #Brigantines #Tlaxcalteca #Chinampas #Mexica #JuanDeVillagran #BernalDiazDelCastillo #NocheTriste #Nahuatl #AztecHistory #Conquistadors #Mesoamerica #FexingoHistory #History Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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