This episode details the entradas of Juan Ponce de León, Pánfilo de Narváez, Hernando de Soto, Tristán de Luna y Arellano, Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, Francisco Vázquez de Coronado, Castaño de Sosa, Antonio Gutiérrez de Humana and Francisco Leyva de Bonilla, Juan de Oñate, Cabeza de Vaca, Esteban de Dorantes, and more. The episode concludes with the creation of two backwater colonial outposts, Santa Fe and St. Augustine - and a North American apocalypse. Please Support the...
Apr 01, 2022•5 hr 3 min•Ep. 27
Jesse speaks with Dr. Henning Hillmann, author of The Corsairs of Saint-Malo. Dr. Hillmann has some very interesting things to say about the connections between privateering and capitalism. BUY THIS BOOK Quiz and Hers Podcast Big Heads Media Site Support History of the Atlantic World Podcast on Patreon ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Apr 21, 2021•58 min
LIST OF TOPICS: Intro, Whose Conquest?, Building Mexico City, Life in Early New Spain, Reasons for Expansion, Cristobal de Tapia, Gonzalo de Sandoval, Conquest of Chiapas, Conquest of Oaxaca, Conquest of Michoacan, Conquest of Colima, Francisco de Garay and the Conquest of Panuco, Pedro de Alvarado and the Conquest of Guatemala, Cristobal de Olid and the Conquest of Honduras, Pedrarias Davila and the Conquest of Nicaragua, Francisco de Montejo and the Conquest of the Yucatan, the Rise and Fall o...
Mar 23, 2021•5 hr 8 min•Ep. 26
Buy this book! Please use the code BHM21 to get the book for only $35 AND FREE SHIPPING (Code is good through February 2021) Dear World, Love History Podcast ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Feb 15, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 25
History of North America Podcast Christian Pinnen Website Buy Complexion of Empire ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Jan 10, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 24
Buy this book! https://jhupbooks.press.jhu.edu/title/fabric-empire The Apotheosis of Franklin https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/221528 Brunias' Linen Market https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/21113 From Johns Hopkins Press: "Textiles are the books that the colony was not able to burn."—Asociación Femenina para el Desarrollo de Sacatepéquez (AFEDES) A history of the book in the Americas, across deep time, would reveal the origins of a literary tradition woven rather tha...
Dec 19, 2020•43 min•Ep. 23
Learn all about some of the challenges that mixed people faced in early America. Buy this book! https://uncpress.org/book/9781469658995/blurring-the-lines-of-race-and-freedom/ From UNC Press Website: "The history of race in North America is still often conceived of in black and white terms. In this book, A. B. Wilkinson complicates that history by investigating how people of mixed African, European, and Native American heritage—commonly referred to as "Mulattoes," "Mustees," and "mixed bloods"—w...
Dec 15, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 22
Jesse gives his take on the classic and epic tale of the conquest of Mexico feat. Hernán Cortés, Moctezuma II, et al. He asks important questions as well, like, "Do you believe in human sacrifice?" Body Count Podcast Primary Sources Letters from Hernán Cortés The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 1 (of 2) The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 2 (of 2) The Conquistadors, Edited and translated by Patricia de Fuentes Victors and Vanquished, Edited by ...
Nov 08, 2020•7 hr 12 min•Ep. 21
Jesse speaks with Dr. Alida Metcalf, historian at Rice University and an expert on the Atlantic World about her new book, Mapping an Atlantic World. http://acm5.blogs.rice.edu/ https://jhupbooks.press.jhu.edu/title/mapping-atlantic-world-circa-1500# https://rice.academia.edu/alidametcalf ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Oct 31, 2020•51 min
Links History of the Atlantic World Podcast Patreon https://www.patreon.com/AtlanticWorld Deep Into History Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/deep-into-history/id1440486315 History Required Discord Server https://discord.gg/a4gqnuG A Difficult Truth news show https://www.twitch.tv/adifficulttruth Henry Charles Lea is a boring writer here is the proof https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kArOfpx-mAA&t=2s Bibliography https://www.amazon.com/Spanish-Inquisition-1478-1614-Anthology-Source...
Jun 25, 2020•4 hr 11 min•Ep. 20
Hands down one of the best history books I've ever read, check this one out! Island on Fire Bonus episodes? WOW! Support the show on Patreon ! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
May 15, 2020•43 min
Part Four of the Conquest of the Americas begins with a short discussion about the indigenous people of Brazil, especially the Tupi-Guarani speaking people first encountered by Europeans when they reach Brazil. Included are graphic descriptions of cannibalism as practiced in Brazil at the start of the 16th century. Next, the episode moves on to the topic of Amerigo Vespucci, the infamous Italian liar for whom two continents are named. Vicente Pinzon was the Spanish explorer who "discovered" Braz...
Apr 23, 2020•3 hr 6 min•Ep. 19
Jesse and Chris speak for about an hour about the impact of madness on history and get into all sorts of topics. How Madness Shaped History offers a unique look into the past, topics discussed in the interview include the concept of the "dark triad" a dangerous combination of personality disorders that should probably be avoided in political leadership roles because some of the worst dictators in history like Hitler, Stalin, and Mao were classic examples of the "dark triad" personality disorder....
Apr 23, 2020•1 hr 13 min
Part three of the conquest of the Americas. The conquest of Tierra Firme. Jesse tells the story of Vasco Núñez de Balboa and the "discovery" of the Pacific. There is a lot of good information on the Chibchan as well. This is a good overview of the early Spanish Conquest of Central America. Conquistadores like Ojeda or Hojeda, Nicuesa, and Pedrarias or Pedro de Arias. The Spanish called Central America Tierra Firme in the 15th century - and it comprised the wealthiest region of the so-called Span...
Feb 05, 2020•4 hr 26 min•Ep. 18
Part two of Conquest of the Americas. Spanish Conquistadores expand from Hispaniola. What follows is a shocking tale of genocide. After Columbus' disastrous management of Hispaniola, he is succeeded by Nicolas de Ovando - a butcher who oversaw the genocide of the Taino people. In roughly a single generation the conquistadores eradicated the people of Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Cuba, and the Bahamas. This was accomplished via warfare and slavery - and most importantly through the use of co...
Nov 23, 2019•4 hr 36 min•Ep. 17
The story of the history of the Atlantic World truly begins in Genoa, where host Jesse Wuest tells the tale of a young boy from Italy, who desperately desired to grow up to be a baller, a shot-caller. And after 1492 the world will never be the same. His name is Christopher Columbus, he sailed in 1492 as you well know, across the Atlantic and reached the Americas. In truth, the Admiral took four voyages across the ocean and this episode details his life and career - as well as gives information a...
Aug 29, 2019•4 hr 55 min•Ep. 16
Earth-Shaker is episode 2.4, the final chapter of People of the Sun. A tale of Empire, Dazzling Golden Treasures, Nasca Lines, Headhunters, Ancient Seafarers, The Wild World of Sports, Amazonian Cities, Man-made Forests, Mummies, and More! The History of South America and The Caribbean before 1492 has it all! Follow host Jesse as he descends one last time down the rabbit hole of the American past. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Jun 13, 2019•4 hr 23 min•Ep. 15
This episode tells the epic histories of the Maya, Aztecs, and many other Mesoamerican cultures before descending down the rabbit hole for a graphic description of human sacrifice. Beware, this episode is not for the faint of heart. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Mar 24, 2019•6 hr 19 min•Ep. 14
Host Jesse Wuest tells the epic history of North America until 1492! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Jan 16, 2019•3 hr 28 min•Ep. 13
Between quoting Rage Against the Machine lyrics and offering up a tribute to Stan Lee following his passing, host Jesse Wuest presents the 100% real and factual story of the true discovery of the Americas and before diving into 12,000 years of history spread across two continents. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Dec 07, 2018•3 hr 5 min•Ep. 12
In the epic conclusion to Rise of the Conquistadores host Jesse Wuest compares the rivalry between Spain and Portugal to the Space Race. If you think that is a strange comparison than you might also be surprised to find that Rise of the Conquistadores ends not in the Caribbean, but in India. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Oct 02, 2018•2 hr 50 min•Ep. 11
Decades before the voyage of Columbus, the armies of Portugal and Spain face off against each other on the Canary Islands in the very first European colonial war. To the winner? Control of all the wealth and power of the newly developing Atlantic world. And for the Guanche, the native islanders of the Canaries - far more was at stake. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Aug 21, 2018•3 hr 11 min•Ep. 10
Jesse continues the Chronicles of Zurara diving deep into the human drama that enfolds as Europe and Africa become connected. After that he digs into the very different account of Africa as written by Cadamosto and in doing so demonstrates that who tells a story can be just as important as what story is told. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Jun 29, 2018•2 hr 18 min•Ep. 9
Jesse unpacks the relationship between Horses, Land, Slaves, and the Tetse Fly in order to explain how the Atlantic Slave Trade started. Part four of Rise of the Conquistadores switches perspectives away from the Portuguese and takes listeners on a crash course into the world of West African economics and politics. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Jun 25, 2018•2 hr 20 min•Ep. 8
The Infant Dom Henrique of Portugal burst onto the world's stage in 1419 at the Siege of Ceuta and afterwards the world will never be the same. In the 3rd installment of Rise of the Conquistadors, host Jesse Wuest introduces Henry the Navigator. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Apr 27, 2018•2 hr 45 min•Ep. 7
Last of the Norman Conquests ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Mar 24, 2018•3 hr 7 min•Ep. 6
Host Jesse Wuest weaves a tale spanning more than 500 years that begins with Christopher Columbus and ends with the modern world. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Mar 24, 2018•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 5
Host Jesse Wuest weaves a tale spanning more than 500 years that begins with Christopher Columbus and ends with the modern world. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Mar 24, 2018•2 hr 4 min•Ep. 4
Apologies for the not very good audio quality! This info will be reused in a later episode rather than re-recorded ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Mar 24, 2018•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 3
Who will go a-pyrating? ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Mar 24, 2018•55 min•Ep. 2
