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

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

Fexingo

Cortés and the Tlaxcalan Alliance: A Marriage of Convenience

July 02, 2026 10:56am 8 min

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the pivotal alliance between Hernán Cortés and the Tlaxcalan republic, which turned the tide of the Spanish conquest of Mexico. They discuss how the Tlaxcalans, bitter enemies of t...

The Siege of Tenochtitlan's Secret Weapon: Smallpox and Epidemics in the Conquest

July 01, 2026 10:57am 8 min

When Hernán Cortés and his Indigenous allies besieged Tenochtitlan in 1521, they had a secret ally they barely understood: smallpox. This episode explores the role of epidemic disease in the fall of the Aztec Empire, foc...

The Noche Triste: Cortés's Desperate Escape from Tenochtitlan

June 30, 2026 10:25pm 8 min

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 warriors. This episode dives into the Noche Triste—the 'Sad Night'—when ...

The Mixtec Codices: Painted Histories of Conquest and Survival

June 30, 2026 10:34am 7 min

Before the Spanish arrival, the Mixtec people of Oaxaca recorded their genealogies, conquests, and myths in beautiful screenfold books made from deer hide. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the surviving codices — ...

The Zapotecs: Monte Albán and the Cloud People

June 29, 2026 10:02pm 8 min

Long before the Mexica built Tenochtitlan, the Zapotecs ruled the Oaxaca highlands from their mountaintop capital of Monte Albán. Lucas and Luna explore this earlier civilization: its origins in the San José Mogote settl...

The Siege of Tenochtitlan: Cortés's 93-Day War of Attrition

June 29, 2026 10:36am 5 min

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 indigenous allies like the Tlaxcalans, the devastating impact of disease and f...

The Siege of Tenochtitlan: Cortés's 93-Day War of Attrition

June 28, 2026 10:00pm 8 min

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 Empire. They explore the tactical innovations Cortés employed after his defe...

The Cholula Massacre: Terror as Spanish Tactic

June 28, 2026 10:29am 8 min

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 Cholula that killed thousands of unarmed nobles and commoners. This epis...

The Mexica Flower Wars: Blood for the Gods and Politics

June 27, 2026 9:58pm 6 min

In this episode of The Conquistadors, Lucas and Luna dive into the xochiyaoyotl—the 'flower wars'—that shaped Aztec warfare and religion. They explore how the Mexica of Tenochtitlan engaged in ritualized combat with neig...

The Mesoamerican Ballgame: Sport, Ritual, and Cosmic Struggle

June 27, 2026 10:21am 8 min

Long before the conquistadors arrived, the peoples of Mesoamerica played a game that was far more than sport. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the ullamaliztli, the Mesoamerican ballgame played with a solid rubber...

The Death of Cuauhtémoc: Aztec Emperor Tortured and Hanged

June 26, 2026 9:53pm 6 min

After the fall of Tenochtitlan, the last Aztec emperor Cuauhtémoc was taken captive by Cortés and held for years. This episode examines the final years of Cuauhtémoc's life: his capture, the brutal torture by Cortés's me...

The Forgotten Victims: African Slaves in the Conquest of Mexico

June 26, 2026 10:27am 8 min

This episode shifts focus from the well-known Spanish conquistadors and Indigenous allies to the hundreds of African slaves and free black men who fought in the conquest of Mexico. Lucas and Luna examine the little-known...

The Mita System: Inca Forced Labor Under Spanish Rule

June 25, 2026 10:01pm 8 min

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the mita system, the Inca tradition of mandatory public service that the Spanish adapted into a harsh forced labor regime. They trace its origins under the Inca empire, where commu...

The Maguey Plant: Aztec Gift of Pulque, Fiber, and Sustenance

June 25, 2026 10:18am 4 min

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the profound importance of the maguey plant in Aztec society. From the fermented drink pulque, reserved for the elderly and pregnant women, to the thorn-studded sacrificial rituals...

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...

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