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The Conquistadors: Exploration, Greed, and Destruction — Fexingo History The Conquistadors: Exploration, Greed, and Destruction — Fexingo History Fexingo The Secret Teachings The Secret Teachings Ryan Gable Scared All The Time Scared All The Time Scared All The Time, Mystery, History, Horror One Heat Minute Productions One Heat Minute Productions Blake Howard Eschatology Matters Eschatology Matters Eschatology Matters LAFF YO DRAWS OFF PODCAST LAFF YO DRAWS OFF PODCAST WayneFrame Presents Wenbin Fang's Podcast Playlist Wenbin Fang's Podcast Playlist Wenbin Fang / Listen Notes The Top Year History Podcast The Top Year History Podcast Top Year Podcast Au Cœur de l'Histoire Au Cœur de l'Histoire Europe 1 Heroes and Legends Documentary Channel Podcast Heroes and Legends Documentary Channel Podcast Dr. Allan Kalamir PhD Survivor: Turning Back Time Survivor: Turning Back Time Steven Labine and Jared Sheldon Stories Bigger Than Texas: The Alamo Podcast Stories Bigger Than Texas: The Alamo Podcast The Alamo Cosmic Peach Cosmic Peach Julia Hamilton Storia&Cultura Storia&Cultura PierJC Les grands dossiers de l'Histoire par Franck Ferrand Les grands dossiers de l'Histoire par Franck Ferrand Radio Classique Norrtälje 400 år Norrtälje 400 år Norrtälje 400 år Well Versed World Podcast Well Versed World Podcast Well Versed World Milwaukee Mafia Milwaukee Mafia Gavin Schmitt The Lone Acting Nominees The Lone Acting Nominees Gordon McNulty My Lunch Break My Lunch Break MY LUNCH BREAK Léargas: A Podcast by Gerry Adams Léargas: A Podcast by Gerry Adams Gerry Adams Arroe Collins View From The Writing Instrument Arroe Collins View From The Writing Instrument Arroe Collins Tu Historia Preferida Tu Historia Preferida Radio Ebenezer RD Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories Darren Marlar | Weird Darkness | Full-Time Voice Actor The Brazilian Shirt Name Podcast The Brazilian Shirt Name Podcast 11-29 Media Rapidly Rotating Records Rapidly Rotating Records Glenn Robison Witness History Witness History BBC World Service REDRUM true crime REDRUM true crime redrumpodcast Fairground Sounds Fairground Sounds Mechanical Music Radio The Mainstream with Brett Maybee The Mainstream with Brett Maybee Brett Maybee The Kulturecast The Kulturecast Weirding Way Media The Wild West Extravaganza The Wild West Extravaganza The Wild West Extravaganza Forgotten Hollywood Forgotten Hollywood JLJ Media La Venganza Será Terrible (oficial) La Venganza Será Terrible (oficial) Alejandro Dolina The Punching Up Movie Podcast The Punching Up Movie Podcast punchingupmoviepodcast Educating Isabella: Rock 'n Roll 101 Educating Isabella: Rock 'n Roll 101 bitesz.com | music history RTL Stories RTL Stories RTL
The Conquistadors: Exploration, Greed, and Destruction — Fexingo History

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The Conquistadors: Exploration, Greed, and Destruction — Fexingo History

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The Requerimiento: Spain's Legal Farce of Conquest

June 24, 2026 9:55pm 8 min

Before the conquistadors drew their swords, they were supposed to read a document aloud — in Spanish — to people who didn't understand it. This was the Requerimiento, a 1513 legal statement declaring that if Indigenous p...

The Encomienda System: Legalized Slavery in New Spain

June 24, 2026 10:33am 9 min

In this episode of The Conquistadors, Lucas and Luna explore the encomienda system, the legal framework that bound indigenous people to Spanish colonists in New Spain. They trace its origins from the medieval Reconquista...

The Tlaxcalan After the Siege: Allies, Settlers, and the Cost of Conquest

June 23, 2026 9:50pm 8 min

The Tlaxcalans were indispensable to Cortés's victory, but what happened to them after Tenochtitlan fell? This episode follows the Tlaxcalan allies through the later decades of the 16th century, as they received encomien...

Cempoala's Cacique Gordo: The Totonac Revolt Against Aztec Rule

June 23, 2026 10:26am 8 min

Before Cortés ever set foot in Tenochtitlan, he forged a crucial alliance with the Totonac people of Cempoala. This episode explores the revolt led by the Cacique Gordo, a shrewd leader who saw the Spanish as a tool to b...

The Cazonci's Last Stand: Purepecha Resistance to Nuño de Guzmán

June 22, 2026 9:50pm 5 min

In 1529, just years after the fall of Tenochtitlan, the Purepecha Empire under Tangáxoan II faced a new threat: Nuño de Guzmán, a ruthless conquistador who would stop at nothing to claim their lands. This episode explore...

The Purepecha Empire That Defeated the Aztecs

June 22, 2026 10:10am 6 min

In this episode of The Conquistadors, Lucas and Luna explore the Purepecha Empire (also known as the Tarascans), the only Mesoamerican state that successfully resisted Aztec expansion. They discuss the empire's origins u...

The Purepecha Empire That Defeated the Aztecs

June 21, 2026 9:50pm 8 min

While the Aztec Empire fell to Cortés, one Mesoamerican kingdom remained unconquered by the Mexica: the Purepecha (Tarascan) Empire. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the rise of the Purepecha state from the Lake P...

The Malinche: Translator, Intermediary, and Controversial Figure of the Conquest

June 21, 2026 9:57am 8 min

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the life and legacy of La Malinche, also known as Malintzin or Doña Marina, the Nahua woman who served as Cortés's interpreter and adviser during the conquest of Mexico. They exami...

The Cocoliztli Epidemic: Disease That Destroyed the Aztecs

June 20, 2026 9:44pm 6 min

In this episode, Lucas and Luna examine the cocoliztli, the mysterious epidemic that killed millions in Mesoamerica after the Spanish arrival. They explore the debate over whether it was a native hemorrhagic fever or sma...

The Mexica Flower Wars: Ritual Combat or Political Strategy

June 20, 2026 10:17am 9 min

In this episode, Lucas and Luna delve into the xochiyaoyotl, or Flower Wars, fought between the Mexica and their rivals like Tlaxcala and Huexotzinco. They explore whether these conflicts were purely ritualistic—designed...

Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin: The Aztec Emperor's Strategy and Hesitation

June 19, 2026 9:36pm 6 min

In this episode of The Conquistadors, Lucas and Luna explore the reign of Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin, the ninth Aztec emperor who faced Cortés. They examine his early military campaigns, his reforms to the tribute system, an...

The Noche Triste: Cortés's Catastrophic Retreat from Tenochtitlan

June 19, 2026 10:02am 4 min

In June 1520, Cortés and his army fled Tenochtitlan under cover of darkness, only to be ambushed on a causeway in one of the most dramatic and bloody events of the Spanish conquest: the Noche Triste, or Sad Night. Lucas ...

The Flower Wars: Aztec Ritual Combat or Political Tool?

June 18, 2026 9:28pm 10 min

Before the Spanish arrived, the Aztec Empire fought a unique kind of war called the xochiyaoyotl, or Flower War. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how these ritualized battles served multiple purposes: training war...

The Siege of Tenochtitlan: Famine and Disease

June 18, 2026 9:52am 6 min

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the devastating impact of famine and disease during the siege of Tenochtitlan in 1521. The discussion focuses on the smallpox epidemic that ravaged the city, the strategic blockade...

Cuitláhuac: The Aztec Emperor Who Defeated Cortés

June 17, 2026 9:16pm 5 min

Before Cuauhtémoc's final stand, another Mexica ruler briefly held the fate of Tenochtitlan in his hands. Cuitláhuac, the 10th Huey Tlatoani, ruled for just 80 days in 1520—but in that time he organized the military camp...

Quetzalcoatl: The Feathered Serpent God of Mesoamerica

June 17, 2026 9:55am 9 min

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the myth and meaning of Quetzalcoatl, the Feathered Serpent god of Mesoamerica. They trace his origins among the Olmec, Maya, and Toltec, examine his role in cosmology as the wind ...

Pochteca: The Aztec Merchants Who Spied for Moctezuma

June 16, 2026 9:38pm 7 min

Before Cortés ever set foot in Tenochtitlan, Moctezuma's spies were already watching him. The pochteca were far more than traders — they were Aztec intelligence agents who roamed Mesoamerica gathering information for the...

The Cacique Who Defied Cortés: Cuauhtémoc's Final Stand

June 16, 2026 10:00am 7 min

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the final months of the Aztec Empire through the eyes of its last ruler, Cuauhtémoc. They trace his rise to power after Moctezuma's death, the desperate defense of Tenochtitlan, an...

The Cempoala Alliance: Totonac Strategy Against the Aztec Empire

June 15, 2026 9:38pm 8 min

In the shadow of Moctezuma's tribute demands, the Totonac city of Cempoala—also known as the Place of Many Waters—chose a risky alliance with Hernán Cortés in 1519. This episode explores the Totonac perspective: their an...

The Lost Fleet of Cortés: Ships That Sank in Lake Texcoco

June 15, 2026 9:59am 5 min

In 1521, Hernán Cortés ordered the construction of thirteen brigantines — shallow-draft warships — to break the Aztec hold on Tenochtitlan. But two of those ships never made it to battle. They sank in Lake Texcoco before...

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