{"podcast":{"title":"The Conquistadors: Exploration, Greed, and Destruction — Fexingo History","slug":"the-conquistadors-exploration-greed-and-destruction-fexingo-history-7864470","podcast_index_feed_id":7864470,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fexingo.com/history/the-conquistadors.xml","website_url":"https://www.fexingo.com/history/the-conquistadors/","image_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-conquistadors/cover.png","author":"Fexingo","episode_count":182,"summary":"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 o…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-29T06:20:17.143281+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conquistadors-exploration-greed-and-destruction-fexingo-history-7864470"},"episode":{"title":"The Mixton War: Mexico's Bloodiest Revolt","slug":"the-mixton-war-mexico-s-bloodiest-revolt","published_at":"2026-06-13T15:25:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conquistadors-exploration-greed-and-destruction-fexingo-history-7864470/the-mixton-war-mexico-s-bloodiest-revolt","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conquistadors-exploration-greed-and-destruction-fexingo-history-7864470","url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-conquistadors/episode-0093.mp3","audio_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/history/the-conquistadors/episode-0093.mp3","summary":"In 1540, a coalition of Indigenous peoples in western Mexico rose up against Spanish rule in a conflict that would become known as the Mixtón War. Led by the Caxcan leader Tenamaztle, the rebellion swept through the provinces of Nueva Galicia, targeting encomiendas, missions, and Spanish settlements. The Spanish response was brutal: Viceroy Antonio de Mendoza personally led an army of conquistadors and Indigenous allies, including Tlaxcalans and Aztecs, to crush the revolt. This episode examines the causes, key battles, and aftermath of the Mixtón War, including the role of the infamous Nuño de Guzmán's earlier atrocities, the use of war dogs, and the legal debates over just war that followed. We also explore the fate of Tenamaztle, who escaped to the mountains and later appealed to the Spanish crown for justice. This is a story of resistance, betrayal, and the violent consolidation of colonial rule in Mexico. #MixtonWar #Tenamaztle #Caxcan #NuevaGalicia #AntonioDeMendoza #NunoDeGuzman #Conquistadors #IndigenousResistance #ColonialMexico #MexicanHistory #WarDogs #JustWar #Encomienda #Tlaxcalan #Aztec #1540 #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo","meta_description":"In 1540, a coalition of Indigenous peoples in western Mexico rose up against Spanish rule in a conflict that would become known as the Mixtón War. Led by…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":379,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-conquistadors-exploration-greed-and-destruction-fexingo-history-7864470/episodes/the-mixton-war-mexico-s-bloodiest-revolt/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conquistadors-exploration-greed-and-destruction-fexingo-history-7864470/the-mixton-war-mexico-s-bloodiest-revolt.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}