In the land of Tsenacomoco, a young man named Wahunsenacawh inherits six chiefdoms, he and his brothers will go on to create the Powhatan Paramount Chiefdom, consisting of 30 or more villages, each with its own traditions and folk-ways.
With the English Empire on the rise the Spanish consolidate their holdings in Florida and prepare for the worst, but the largest threat will prove to come from mother nature and the neighboring Natives. All of this is happening as the founding generation of Saint Augustine passes on.
The full story of Roanoke begins years before the foundation of the infamously “lost” colony of Roanoke, and involves the takeover of Newfoundland and Privateers in the Caribbean. This episode is the story of the first colony of Roanoke, the colony that set into motion many of the factors that led to the disappearance of the next colony, making it very clear where the lost colonists could seek safe haven in times of distress…
Pedro Menendez, the true founder of Spanish Florida has died leading to a number of governors in rapid succession, all the while the natives reduce the colony down to a single settlement. With recovery in sight, Sir Francis Drake attacks Saint Augustine with overwhelming force…
In 1567 Pedro Menéndez de Avilés left Florida for Spain, having planted Spaniards at twelve or so sites from the Miami area to modern day Tennessee. The hero of our last two episodes, his attention will be divided from this point on, as Spanish Florida endures the return of the French and the rath of Chief Carlos, Chief Felipe, Chief Saturiwa and the cunning Paquiquineo.
In the wake of 40 years of failure, Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, an Admiral, not a Conquistador, is the first Spaniard to successfully settle Florida. Now he will try to rapidly expand Spanish Florida, all the while fighting the great Timucua Chief Saturiwa, putting down constant mutinies, and hunting down Chief Carlos II of the Calusa, who sacrifices shipwrecked Spaniards to an Idol.
French Hugeonots have made a secret colony in the land the Spanish call Florida and claim as their own. The King of Spain calls upon Admiral Pedro Menéndez de Avilés to oust the French and finally create a Spanish settlement in Florida, a feat many have tried and most have died undertaking, all ending in massive failure. Menendez will now have to quickly raise a fleet, gather colonists and race the French Fleet, led by rival Jean Ribault, to Florida. Menendez will carry out a Holy War in the New...
Tristán de Luna y Arellano is ordered by the Viceroy of New Spain to construct a series of forts and settlements from the Gulf, to the Mound Builders at Coosa, to Santa Elena in modern day South Carolina. With 1500 settlers, only an act of God could derail, De Luna's plans. For more information on the archeological finds related to De Luna see this wonderful podcast: https://thehistoryoftheamericans.com/calamity-at-pensacola/...
Hernando De Soto came to so-called Spanish Florida on orders to plant settlements and build fortifications along the coast. Instead he chased rumors of golden empires into the interior of North America, all for nothing. In late 1540, De Soto had the option to travel to Pensacola, where his boats awaited, but decided to set out in the direction of the setting sun in search of possibilities…
Hernando De Soto invades the Mississippians Chiefdoms of the South in search of gold, forgoing his orders to build a seaside colony. He begins a period of time known in the archaeological records as the Mississippian Shatter Zone, and fights the deadliest battle on American soil until the U.S. Civil War.
Hernando de Soto returns to Spain as one of the richest men in the Empire, from his share of the spoils toppling the Incan Empire. Now he seeks to sail to the New World once more to conquer the Natives of the land the Spanish call Florida convinced the venture will make him the richest man in the world.
From Florida to Mexico, a large force under Narváez lands at, or near, Tampa Bay in 1528, a few survivors appear in Mexico 8 years later. Along the way they were conquerors, castaways, beggars, shamans, surgeons, unwilling cult leaders and slaves. The primary account by De Vaca is a true story of transformation, or perhaps just an elaborate resume.
A judge named Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón meets a man from the land of Chicora who fills his head with tales of gold, pearls, domesticated deer and men with tails who only eat raw fish. De Ayllón brings the man to the King of Spain, and according to the historian Peter Martyr captivates the attention of the restless masses, 600 of whom will go with de Ayllón to the American South East. Suggested Reading (full works cited will be presented in the season 4 endnotes episode) Peter Martyr “Decades of th...
Juan Ponce de León is more famous today for the myths that surround him rather than the man that he was. Living in a brutal time, hot on the heels of the Reconquista and the voyages of Christopher Columbus, de León will leave a mark on the island of Puerto Rico and plant the seed for Spanish Florida. A life of high risk, high reward, violent behavior that will not make de León a modern man, but will make him a household name in the modern world.
Before the Age of Exploration the Mississippian Chiefdoms in North America vied for influence, cultivated vast stretches of land, created Hierarchies and elevated their leaders to sem-divine figures honored with massive earthen mounds. The Chiefdoms of Etowah and Coosa in modern day North-Western Georgia, had influence and reputation from the gulf of Mexico to the Great Lakes, and are a source of pride for the Muskogean peoples today. Image Sources: Maps and Artwork: The Superb Herb Roe, Creativ...
Season four of The Other States of America: History Podcast.
The Vice Presidency of John Tyler. Our Vices is the post-season show of The Other States of America: History Podcast.
The Vice Presidency of Richard Mentor Johnson. Our Vices is the post-season show of The Other States of America: History Podcast.
The Vice Presidency of Martin Van Buren. Our Vices is the post-season show of The Other States of America: History Podcast.
The Vice Presidency of John C. Calhoun. Our Vices is the post-season show of The Other States of America: History Podcast.
The Vice Presidency of Daniel D. Tompkins. Our Vices is the post-season show of The Other States of America: History Podcast.
The Vice Presidency Elbridge Gerry. Our Vices is the post-season show of The Other States of America: History Podcast.
The Vice Presidency of George Clinton. Our Vices is the post season show of The Other States of America: History Podcast.
The Vice Presidency of Aaron Burr. Our Vices is the post-season show of The Other States of America: History Podcast.
The Vice Presidency of Thomas Jefferson. Our Vices is the post-season show of The Other States of America: History Podcast.
The Vice Presidency of John Adams. Our Vices is the post-season show of the Other States of America: History Podcast.
The end of season three of the Other States of America: History Podcast. Endnotes appear in video as word limit will not allow everything to fit in this description. Thank you for listening! Eric Yanis
New Jersey, in its' short history after 1664, faced absorption by New York, a takeover by the Dutch, division into two colonies and absorption by the Dominion of New England. Having weathered a troubled beginning the two halves of New Jersey find cause to unite once again and create the colony that will become the state we all know and love.
Sir Edmund Andros, Governor-General of the Dominion of New England, a super colonial entity containing what will one day be 6 of the original 13 colonies, faces the oncoming wave of the Glorious Revolution as it crosses the Atlantic breaks upon the American shore. The outcome will shape American History to our present time.
With the era of isolation rapidly closing for the Puritan Colonies, King James II seeks to unifying New England (and beyond) into a massive super-colonial dominion, governed by Sir Edmund Andros without an assembly, in defiance of the Magna Carta.
