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About History of the Atlantic World
Host Jesse Wuest weaves a tale spanning more than 500 years that begins with Christopher Columbus and ends with the modern world. Main topics include conquistadors, revolutionaries, escaped slaves, and pirates.
- Publisher
- Big Heads Media
- Category
- history
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 24 Mar 2018
- Latest episode
- 1 Apr 2022
Latest episodes
31 episodes in the feed.

1 Apr 2022
100 Years of Failure
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 people who support this show! Check out the Retro Late Fee Podcast (https://retrolatefee.com/) on the Big Heads Media Network. Sources Latin American Civilization (https://www.amazon.com/Keens-Latin-American-Civilization-History/dp/0813344085) One Vast Winter Count (https://www.amazon.com/One-Vast-Winter-Count-American/dp/0803264658/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1WGRI0MOUMDLM&keywords=one+vast+winter+count&qid=1648833234&s=books&sprefix=one+vast+winter+cou%2Cstripbooks%2C368&sr=1-1) Europe and the People without History (https://www.amazon.com/Europe-People-Without-History-Eric/dp/0520268180/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=europe+and+the+people+without+history&qid=1648834410&s=books&sprefix=europe+and+the+p%2Cstripbooks%2C136&sr=1-1) The Spanish Borderlands Frontier (https://www.amazon.com/Borderlands-Frontier-1513-1821-Histories-American/dp/0826303099/ref=sr_1_1?crid=17V0EQV01VBQ1&keywords=spanish+borderlands+frontier&qid=1648834470&s=books&sprefix=spanish+borderlan%2Cstripbooks%2C117&sr=1-1) The History of Latin America (https://www.amazon.com/History-Latin-America-Collision-Essential/dp/1403980810/ref=sr_1_1?crid=C7AEWR0ODW1V&keywords=History+of+Latin+America+eakin&qid=1648834531&s=books&sprefix=history+of+latin+america+eakin%2Cstripbooks%2C121&sr=1-1) The Martyrs of Florida (https://www.amazon.com/Martyrs-Florida-1513-1616-Classic-Reprint/dp/0282567682/ref=sr_1_2?crid=12HU6TM0P40RC&keywords=the+martyrs+of+florida&qid=1648834567&s=books&sprefix=the+martyrs+of+florid%2Cstripbooks%2C114&sr=1-2) Imperial Spain's Failure to Colonize Southeast North America (https://www.amazon.com/Imperial-Failure-Colonize-Southeast-1513-1587/dp/1542923115/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2O4FSTAWIU5TA&keywords=Imperial+Spain%27s+failure+to+Colonize+southeast+north+america&qid=1648834616&s=books&sprefix=imperial+spain%27s+failure+to+colonize+southeast+north+americ%2Cstripbooks%2C111&sr=1-1) Florida Indians and the Invasion from Europe (https://www.amazon.com/Florida-Indians-Invasion-Europe-Milanich/dp/0813013607/ref=sr_1_1?crid=36PYJHVO8MR2Y&keywords=florida+indians+and+the+invasion+from+europe&qid=1648834703&s=books&sprefix=florida+indians+and+the+invasion+from+europe%2Cstripbooks%2C114&sr=1-1) Empires of the Atlantic World (https://www.amazon.com/Empires-Atlantic-World-Britain-1492-1830/dp/0300253397/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2C8MEF7CVDB9V&keywords=empires+of+the+atlantic+world&qid=1648834748&s=books&sprefix=empires+of+the+atlantic+worl%2Cstripbooks%2C434&sr=1-1) The Last Conquistador (https://www.amazon.com/Last-Conquistador-Settling-Southwest-Biographies/dp/0806123680/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2JVR46RFRD0QG&keywords=the+last+conquistador&qid=1648834795&s=books&sprefix=the+last+conquistado%2Cstripbooks%2C128&sr=1-1) The Spanish Frontier in North America (https://www.amazon.com/Spanish-Frontier-America-Western-History/dp/0300059175/ref=sr_1_1?crid=O237ZML6MYE0&keywords=the+spanish+frontier+in+north+america&qid=1648834838&s=books&sprefix=the+spanish+frontier+in+north+americ%2Cstripbooks%2C157&sr=1-1) Narrative of the Coronado Expedition (https://www.amazon.com/Narrative-Coronado-Expedition-Castaneda-Najera/dp/B000Q5LT8G/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2JGE2FRZ6VZAE&keywords=Narrative+of+the+Coronado+Expedition&qid=1648834888&s=books&sprefix=narrative+of+the+coronado+expedition%2Cstripbooks%2C193&sr=1-1) Knights of Spain, Warriors of the Sun (https://www.amazon.com/Knights-Spain-Warriors-Sun-Chiefdoms-ebook/dp/B078V9Q42N/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3Y412GPISLZT&keywords=Knights+of+Spain+Warriors+of+the+Sun&qid=1648834934&s=books&sprefix=knights+of+spain+warriors+of+the+sun%2Cstripbooks%2C155&sr=1-1) The Southern Voyages (https://www.amazon.com/European-Discovery-America-Southern-1492-1616/dp/B000OSTN92/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1335JFQNRFWRT&keywords=The+Southern+voyages&qid=1648834986&s=books&sprefix=the+southern+voyages%2Cstripbooks%2C181&sr=1-2) Chronicle of the Narvaez Expedition (https://www.amazon.com/Chronicle-Narvaez-Expedition-Penguin-Classics/dp/0142437077/ref=sr_1_3?crid=22DKVMHU9LZSD&keywords=cabeza+de+vaca&qid=1648835029&s=books&sprefix=cabeza+de+vaca%2Cstripbooks%2C122&sr=1-3) Frontiers: A Short History of the American West (https://www.amazon.com/Frontiers-audiobook/dp/B008KYS514/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=frontiers+a+short+history+of+the+american+west&qid=1648835080&sprefix=Frontiers+a+short+histo%2Caps%2C121&sr=8-1) PATREON (https://www.patreon.com/AtlanticWorld) Thank you for your support! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ (www.patreon.com/atlanticworld)

21 Apr 2021
The Corsairs of Saint-Malo: Interview with Henning Hillmann
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 (http://cup.columbia.edu/book/the-corsairs-of-saint-malo/9780231180399) Quiz and Hers Podcast (https://bhmpopculture.com/?page_id=137) Big Heads Media Site (https://www.bigheadsmedia.com/) Support (https://www.patreon.com/AtlanticWorld)History of the Atlantic World Podcast on Patreon ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ (www.patreon.com/atlanticworld)

23 Mar 2021
The Conquests of New Spain
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 of Nuno de Guzman, The Spiritual Conquest of Mexico, the Mixton War, Conclusion Voice From the Underground Presents: Dig On America Podcast (https://vfupodcast.yolasite.com/) Liam's Warrior Brigade (https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-liam-one-of-our-own-in-his-time-of-need) SOURCES The Broken Spears (https://www.amazon.com/Broken-Spears-Account-Conquest-Mexico/dp/080705500X)Victors and Vanquished (https://www.amazon.com/Victors-Vanquished-Spanish-Conquest-Paperback/dp/0312393555) The Conquistadors (https://www.amazon.com/Conquistadors-First-Person-Accounts-Conquest-Mexico/dp/B000OKB80W) Yucatan Before and After the Conquest (https://www.amazon.com/Yucatan-Before-After-Conquest-Friar/dp/146365250X#:~:text=Friar%20Diego%20de%20Landa%20(1524,survived%20to%20the%20present%20day.) Indian Conquistadors (https://www.amazon.com/Indian-Conquistadors-Indigenous-Conquest-Mesoamerica/dp/0806143258) Rereading the Conquest (https://www.amazon.com/Rereading-Conquest-Politics-Michoac%C3%A1n-1521-1565/dp/0271023376) The Nahuas After the Conquest (https://www.amazon.com/Nahuas-After-Conquest-Sixteenth-Eighteenth/dp/0804723176) The War for Mexico's West (https://www.amazon.com/War-Mexicos-West-Spaniards-1524-1550/dp/0826344933) Nuno de Guzman and Panuco (https://www.amazon.com/Guzman-Province-Panuco-Spain-1518-1533/dp/B000GP1DMI) The Golden Empire (https://www.amazon.com/Golden-Empire-Charles-Creation-America/dp/1400061253) The Conquest of Michoacan (https://www.amazon.com/Conquest-Michoacan-Domination-1521-1530-1985-03-03/dp/B01FGK329Y) The Spiritual Conquest of Mexico (https://www.amazon.com/Spiritual-Conquest-Mexico-Apostolate-Evangelizing/dp/0520047842) Conquest of the Sierra (https://www.amazon.com/Conquest-Sierra-Spaniards-Indians-Colonial/dp/0806133376) Provinces of Early Mexico (https://www.amazon.com/Provinces-Mexico-Lockhart-editors-Altman/dp/B000R3GMW0) Strike Fear in the Land (https://www.amazon.com/Strike-Fear-Land-Guatemala-Civilization/dp/0806164948)Ambivalent Conquests (https://www.amazon.com/Ambivalent-Conquests-Spaniard-1517-1570-Cambridge/dp/0521379814) The Early History of Greater Mexico (https://www.amazon.com/Early-History-Greater-Mexico/dp/0130915432) Latin American Civilization (https://www.amazon.com/Keens-Latin-American-Civilization-History/dp/0813344085) The History of Latin America (https://www.amazon.com/History-Latin-America-Collision-Essential/dp/1403980810)The Course of Mexican History (https://www.amazon.com/Mexican-History-Michael-Sherman-William/dp/B00BTM806E) Mexico and the Spanish Conquest (https://www.amazon.com/Mexico-Spanish-Conquest-Ross-Hassig/dp/0806137932)History of the Conquest of Mexico (https://www.amazon.com/History-Conquest-Mexico-Library-Classics/dp/0375758038) The Memoirs of the Conquistadhor Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 2 (of 2) (http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/32475) Cortés, Hernán. Cartas y relaciones de Hernan Cortés al emperador Carlos V. Edited by Pascual de Gayangos (https://www.historians.org/teaching-and-learning/teaching-resources-for-historians/teaching-and-learning-in-the-digital-age/the-history-of-the-americas/the-conquest-of-mexico/letters-from-hernan-cortes)Warren, Fintan. “The Caravajal Visitation: First Spanish Survey of Michoacán.” (https://www.jstor.org/stable/979507?seq=1) Sheptak, Russell N., and Rosemary A. Joyce. “Hybrid Cultures: the Visibility of the European Invasion of Caribbean Honduras in the Sixteenth Century.” (https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1163/j.ctvrxk2gr.16?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents) Wagner, Henry R. “Early Silver Mining in New Spain.” (https://www.jstor.org/stable/20136422?seq=1) Newson, Linda. “The Depopulation of Nicaragua in the Sixteenth Century (https://www.jstor.org/stable/156458?seq=1) Fowler, William R., and Jeb J. Card. “Material Encounters and Indigenous Transformations in Early Colonial El Salvador.” (https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1163/j.ctvrxk2gr.15?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents) The Conquest of Michoacan: The Spanish Domination of the Tarascan Kingdom in Western Mexico, 1521-1530 (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/275750794_The_Conquest_of_Michoacan_The_Spanish_Domination_of_the_Tarascan_Kingdom_in_Western_Mexico_1521-1530) ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ (www.patreon.com/atlanticworld)
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