Historias Unknown
Obscure Latin American history, capitalism and corruption. Each week, your hosts (and twins) Carmen and Cristina, will tell each other a story about Latino/Latine history, capitalism or corruption and sometimes all three. Episodes every Thursday.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support.
Thu, April 24, 2025
Carlota Lucumi and the Triunvirato Rebellion
On November 5, 1843, an enslaved woman named Carlota Lucumi, also known as La Negra Carlota de Cuba, led an uprising at the Triunvirato sugar plantation, located in Matanzas, Cuba. The uprising became known as the Triunvirato Rebellion, and inspired further rebellions among the enslaved in Cuba. Carmen shares the story of Carlota Lucumi and at the end, Cristina shares a brief Bukele update. If you have topic suggestions, feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com or use the contact us form on the website https://www.historiasunknown.com/contact/ Want ad free episodes? And weekly bonus episodes? Support Historias Unknown on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/HistoriasUnknownPodcast Follow on social media: Instagram: https : //www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@historiasunknown Music Credit: Hustlin (Instrumental) by Neffex Sources Working Class History: Everyday Acts of Resistance and Rebellion https://www.blackpast.org/global-african-history/carlotta-lucumi-la-negra-carlota-1844/ https://www.afrocubaweb.com/carlota.htm https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/3/15/1840991/-Black-Kos-Week-In-Review-She-was-a-rebel-slave-leader-a-cold-war-symbol-and-a-modern-icon Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
Thu, April 17, 2025
Jesus Pallares & Liga Obrera de Habla Espanola
In 1936, Jesus Pallares, a union leader, along with 100 Mexican American mineworkers were deported as “undesirable aliens” after a strike in Gallup, New Mexico. Martial law was declared to break the strike. Hundreds of miners and their families were evicted from their homes, two miners were killed by sheriffs, many, like Jesus, were arrested and deported. Carmen tells Cristina about this point in history and compares it to more recent precedented times. If you have topic suggestions, feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com or use the contact us form on the website https://www.historiasunknown.com/contact/ Want ad free episodes? And the ocassioal bonus episode? Support Historias Unknown on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/HistoriasUnknownPodcast Follow on social media: Instagram: https : //www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@historiasunknown Music Credit: Hustlin (Instrumental) by Neffex Sources Working Class History Everyday Acts of Resistance & Rebellion https://revolutionsnewsstand.com/2025/03/30/gallup-new-mexico-uncle-sam-mops-up-by-a-l-wirin-from-pacific-weekly-carmel-vol-2-no-26-june-28-1935/ https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2015/6/29/1397574/-Organizing-in-the-Mines https://www.marxists.org/history/erol/ncm-8/lrs-chicano/part-2.htm https://workersvoiceus.org/justin-akers-chacon-and-mike-davis-no-one-is-illegal-excerpt-2017-2/ https://apnews.com/article/immigration-raid-bellingham-washington-roofing-company-73dfd3d3ca1af12503108616f3726e12 <a href="https://labornotes.org/blogs/2025/03/three-ways-support-detained-farm
Bonus · Thu, March 27, 2025
Little Announcement
Carmen and Cristina announce a short break to take some time to catch up! If you have topic suggestions, feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com or use the contact us form on the website https://www.historiasunknown.com/contact/ Want ad free episodes? And the ocassioal bonus episode? Support Historias Unknown on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/HistoriasUnknownPodcast Follow on social media: Instagram: https : //www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@historiasunknown Music Credit: Hustlin (Instrumental) by Neffex Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
Thu, March 20, 2025
Activismo Ambiental en América Latina
America Latina es uno de los lugares mas mortiferos para ser defensor de derechos. A pesar de las altas tasas de asesitatos de activistas y de impunidad, muchos arriesgan sus vidas para luchar por sus derechos. En este episodio, Carmen le cuenta a Cristina sobre el estado del activismo ambiental en America Latina y unos casos de activistas ambientales q quienes les quitaron la vida por su activismo. If you have topic suggestions, feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com or use the contact us form on the website https://www.historiasunknown.com/contact/ Want ad free episodes? And the ocassioal bonus episode? Support Historias Unknown on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/HistoriasUnknownPodcast Follow on social media: Instagram: https : //www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@historiasunknown Music Credit: Hustlin (Instrumental) by Neffex Sources https://www.globalwitness.org/en/press-releases/almost-2000-land-and-environmental-defenders-killed-between-2012-and-2022-protecting-planet/ https://www.cfr.org/in-brief/who-killing-latin-americas-environmentalists https://globalearthrepairfoundation.org/homero-gomez-gonzalez/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/he-told-me-of-his-battle-to-save-the-monarch-butterfly-from-illegal-loggers-now-hes-gone-missing/2020/01/23/353a6a94-3dea-11ea-afe2-090eb37b60b1_story.html https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-51304857 htt
Thu, March 13, 2025
Lolita Lebron: Part Two
On March 1, 1954, four Puerto Rican Nationalists opened fire on the house of Representatives chamber at the US Capitol. They were led by Lolita Lebron, a woman who some see as a hero and others as a terrorist. Cristina tells Carmen about Lolita Lebron, picking up from the attack on March 1st, to her time in prison and her continued activism once she was back in Puerto Rico. If you have topic suggestions, feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com or use the contact us form on the website https://www.historiasunknown.com/contact/ Want ad free episodes? And the ocassioal bonus episode? Support Historias Unknown on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/HistoriasUnknownPodcast Follow on social media: Instagram: https : //www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@historiasunknown Music Credit: Hustlin (Instrumental) by Neffex Sources https://www.paseomedia.org/episodes/12 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lolita_Lebr%C3%B3n https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Ricans_in_New_York_City https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smith_Act https://web.archive.org/web/20170506201050/https://www.marxists.org/history/erol/ncm-1/ylp-reader.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954_United_States_Capitol_shooting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jayuya_Uprising https://www.roosevelt.nl/en/from-the-vaults/lolita-lebron-there-is-no-need-now-to-kill-for-freedom/ <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2010
Thu, March 06, 2025
Lolita Lebron: Part One
On March 1, 1954, four Puerto Rican Nationalists opened fire on the house of Representatives chamber at the US Capitol. They were led by Lolita Lebron, a woman who some see as a hero and others as a terrorist. Cristina tells Carmen about Lolita Lebron, leading up to the March 1st attack. If you have topic suggestions, feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com or use the contact us form on the website https://www.historiasunknown.com/contact/ Want ad free episodes? And the ocassioal bonus episode? Support Historias Unknown on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/HistoriasUnknownPodcast Follow on social media: Instagram: https : //www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@historiasunknown Music Credit: Hustlin (Instrumental) by Neffex Sources https://www.paseomedia.org/episodes/12 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lolita_Lebr%C3%B3n https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Ricans_in_New_York_City https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smith_Act https://web.archive.org/web/20170506201050/https://www.marxists.org/history/erol/ncm-1/ylp-reader.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954_United_States_Capitol_shooting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jayuya_Uprising https://www.roosevelt.nl/en/from-the-vaults/lolita-lebron-there-is-no-need-now-to-kill-for-freedom/ https://www.nytimes.
Thu, February 27, 2025
The Failed Expedition of Francisco Hernandez de Cordoba
Francisco Hernandez de Cordoba was the captain of an expedition that left Castilla del oro (Cuba) in 1517, with the intent of finding more indigenous people to enslave. But none of it went as planned. Cristina tells Carmen about this failed expedition and the victory of the Maya, who drove the Spaniards out during their battle. If you have topic suggestions, feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com or use the contact us form on the website https://www.historiasunknown.com/contact/ Want ad free episodes? And the ocassioal bonus episode? Support Historias Unknown on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/HistoriasUnknownPodcast Follow on social media: Instagram: https : //www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@historiasunknown Music Credit: Hustlin (Instrumental) by Neffex Sources: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Hern%C3%A1ndez_de_C%C3%B3rdoba_(Yucat%C3%A1n_conquistador) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hern%C3%A1ndez_de_C%C3%B3rdoba_expedition&wprov=rarw1 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucayan_Archipelago https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_San_Antonio,_Cuba https://web.archive.org/web/20060427121141/ http://www.mexicodesconocido.com.mx/espanol/historia/colonia/detalle.cfm?idpag=4166&idsec=2&idsub=13 Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://
Thu, February 20, 2025
A Brief History of the Panama Canal Zone (Part Four)
The Panama Canal is now controlled by Panama, but before that, France and then the United Stated coveted and gained control of the zone, to develop the canal. Many lives were lost during the development of the canal, and many were displaced for the creation of the canal. The role of Panama in its own development is often forgotten or minimized. In part four, Carmen discusses how the displacement of Panamians in the canal zone went down, how the history of that displacement was rewritten and about the tragic day known as Martyr's Day. If you have topic suggestions, feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com or use the contact us form on the website https://www.historiasunknown.com/contact/ Want ad free episodes? And the ocassioal bonus episode? Support Historias Unknown on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/HistoriasUnknownPodcast Follow on social media: Instagram: https ://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@historiasunknown Music Credit: Hustlin (Instrumental) by Neffex Sources: https://history.state.gov/milestones/1977-1980/panama-canal Erased: The Untold Story of the Panama Canal by Marixa Lasso https://www.instagram.com/reel/DEmtX9vOroL/?igsh=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng%3D%3D https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/tr-panama/ https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/national-international/a-history-of-the-panama-canal-and-why-the-us-cant-just-take-it-back/3707946/ https://therealnews.com/the-panama-canal-under-the-shadow-episode-12 https://read.dukeupress.edu/hahr/article/46/1/28/158412/Philippe-Bunau-Varilla-New-Light-on-the-Panama <a href="https://www
Thu, February 06, 2025
A Brief History of the Panama Canal Zone (Part Three)
The Panama Canal is now controlled by Panama, but before that, France and then the United Stated coveted and gained control of the zone, to develop the canal. Many lives were lost during the development of the canal, and many were displaced for the creation of the canal. The role of Panama in its own development is often forgotten or minimized. In Part three, Carmen tells Cristina about how the ICC, Robert Tomes, Dr. William Gorgas and other factors all worked together to create a separation between locals and Americans in the Panama Canal Zone. Difference that were then used to justify the depopulation of Panamian towns in the Zone. If you have topic suggestions, feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com or use the contact us form on the website https://www.historiasunknown.com/contact/ Want ad free episodes? And the ocassioal bonus episode? Support Historias Unknown on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/HistoriasUnknownPodcast Follow on social media: Instagram: https ://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@historiasunknown Music Credit: Hustlin (Instrumental) by Neffex Sources: https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/how-racism-and-tropical-medicine-built-panama-canal/2024-02 Erased: The Untold Story of the Panama Canal by Marixa Lasso Mentioned during the Bukele update segment: @dichosdeunbicho on Instagram/Threads Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
Thu, January 23, 2025
A Brief History of the Panama Canal Zone (Part Two)
The Panama Canal is now controlled by Panama, but before that, France and then the United Stated coveted and gained control of the zone, to develop the canal. Many lives were lost during the development of the canal, and many were displaced for the creation of the canal. The role of Panama in its own development is often forgotten or minimized. In part two, Carmen tells Cristina about how the US justified their need for control of the canal and how they eventually came to control it. If you have topic suggestions, feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com or use the contact us form on the website https://www.historiasunknown.com/contact/ Want ad free episodes? And the ocassioal bonus episode? Support Historias Unknown on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/HistoriasUnknownPodcast Follow on social media: Instagram: https ://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@historiasunknown Music Credit: Hustlin (Instrumental) by Neffex Sources: https://history.state.gov/milestones/1977-1980/panama-canal Erased: The Untold Story of the Panama Canal by Marixa Lasso https://www.instagram.com/reel/DEmtX9vOroL/?igsh=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng%3D%3D https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/tr-panama/ https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/national-international/a-history-of-the-panama-canal-and-why-the-us-cant-just-take-it-back/3707946/ https://therealnews.com/the-panama-canal-under-the-shadow-episode-12 <a href="https://read.dukeupress.edu/hahr/arti
Thu, January 16, 2025
A Brief History of the Panama Canal Zone (Part One)
The Panama Canal is now controlled by Panama, but before that, France and then the United Stated coveted and gained control of the zone, to develop the canal. Many lives were lost during the development of the canal, and many were displaced for the creation of the canal. The role of Panama in its own development is often forgotten or minimized. In part one, Carmen tells Cristina about the French development of the canal and the eventual US takeover of the project, to give us context to eventually talk about the displacement of Panamanian towns for the development of the canal. If you have topic suggestions, feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com or use the contact us form on the website https://www.historiasunknown.com/contact/ Want ad free episodes? And the ocassioal bonus episode? Support Historias Unknown on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/HistoriasUnknownPodcast Follow on social media: Instagram: https ://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@historiasunknown Music Credit: Hustlin (Instrumental) by Neffex Sources: https://history.state.gov/milestones/1977-1980/panama-cana l Erased: The Untold Story of the Panama Canal by Marixa Lasso https://www.instagram.com/reel/DEmtX9vOroL/?igsh=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng%3D%3D https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/tr-panama/ https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/national-international/a-history-of-the-panama-canal-and-why-the-us-cant-just-take-it-back/3707946/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
Thu, January 09, 2025
El Estudio de Sifilis en Guatemala
Los experimentos de sífilis de Guatemala se llevaron a cabo entre 1946 y 1948. Fueron dirigidos por John Cutler, quien luego participaría en los experimentos de Tuskegee. Esto no fue descubierto hasta que la historiadora y profesora Susan Mokotoff Reverby encontró los archivos de Cutler mientras investigaba los experimentos de Tuskegee. Guatemala ha condenado estos experimentos como crímenes contra la humanidad. Carmen le cuenta a Cristina sobre este capítulo oscuro de la historia de Guatemala. Este fue el tema de episode numero 16 en ingles. If you have topic suggestions, feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com or use the contact us form on the website https://www.historiasunknown.com/contact/ Want ad free episodes? And the ocassioal bonus episode? Support Historias Unknown on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/HistoriasUnknownPodcast Follow on social media: Instagram: https ://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@historiasunknown Music Credit: Hustlin (Instrumental) by Neffex Sources: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-guatemala-syphilis/u-s-researchers-broke-rules-in-guatemala-syphilis-study-idUSTRE77S3L120110829 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3828982/ http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/cover_story/2017/02/guatemala_syphilis_experiments_worse_than_tuskegee.html https://www.voanews.com/a/judge-lawsuit-over-guatemala-syphilis-experiment-to-proceed/4730000.html <a href="https://www.law.com/2022/04/22/federal-judge-dismisses-suit-against-johns-hopkins-rockefeller-foundation-over-nonconsensual-human-medical-e
Thu, January 02, 2025
a Beloved Beverage and their not so Great History in Mexico
If you search Mexico and Coca Cola, there’s no doubt you’ll be flooded with content about how much Mexicans love it, as well as the sky rocketing rates of diabetes in the country. You might see the alarmin statistic that in Chiapas, Mexicans drink an average of 2.5 liters of coca cola, but of course, as with all these things, it is deeper. In this episode, Cristina tells Carmen about the corruption that led to Femsa Coca Cola's wealth in Mexico, as well as how they are leaving parts of Chiapas without water. Documentary mentioned: El Susto (the shock) If you have topic suggestions, feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com or use the contact us form on the website https://www.historiasunknown.com/contact/ Want ad free episodes? And the ocassioal bonus episode? Support Historias Unknown on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/HistoriasUnknownPodcast Follow on social media: Instagram: https ://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@historiasunknown Music Credit: Hustlin (Instrumental) by Neffex Sources: https://coha.org/coca-colas-corporate-greed-is-leaving-mexicans-thirsty/ https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-news/mexico-ngos-academics-protest-against-coca-cola-femsa-bottling-plant-citing-water-scarcity-health-impacts-of-soft-drinks-in-chiapas/ https://hhsbroadcaster.com/12367/world/poorest-mexican-state-faces-soft-drink-epidemic/ https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a22172862/coca-cola-mexico-town-water/ https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/14/world/americas/mexico-
Thu, December 19, 2024
Monsanto, Mexico and Leydy Pech
Monsanto started as a chemical company founded 1901. Later, the company became a major producer of genetically engineered crops. In part three, Cristina talks about how Monsanto affected towns surrounded by agricultural fields in Autlan, Jalisco, as well as Leydy Pech. The Mayan beekeeper who fought and won against the giant corporation. If you have topic suggestions, feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com or use the contact us form on the website https://www.historiasunknown.com/contact/ Want ad free episodes? And the ocassioal bonus episode? Support Historias Unknown on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/HistoriasUnknownPodcast Follow on social media: Instagram: https ://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@historiasunknown Music Credit: Hustlin (Instrumental) by Neffex Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leydy_Pech#cite_note-Rodr%C3%ADguez_2020-1 https://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias/2014/07/140729_mexico_monsanto_mayas_miel_soya_transgenicos_jcps https://www.animalpolitico.com/2020/11/mexico-esto-sucede-cuando-se-tumba-selva-territorio-maya https://lab.org.uk/leydy-pech-the-mayan-beekeeper-who-took-on-a-corporate-giant/ https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/unlikely-feud-beekeepers-mennonites-simmers-mexico?loggedin=true&rnd=1734382875206 https://non-gmoreport.com/articles/mayan-beekeeper-who-fought-monsanto-gmo-plantings-in-mexico-wins-goldman-environmental-prize/
Thu, December 12, 2024
Monsanto and Argentina
Monsanto started as a chemical company founded 1901. Later, the company became a major producer of genetically engineered crops. In part two of this series, Cristina shares some of the devastating effects Monsanto and roundup have had on Argentina, as well as the stories of those fighting back against Monsanto. If you have topic suggestions, feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com or use the contact us form on the website https://www.historiasunknown.com/contact/ Want ad free episodes? And the ocassioal bonus episode? Support Historias Unknown on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/HistoriasUnknownPodcast Follow on social media: Instagram: https ://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@historiasunknown Music Credit: Hustlin (Instrumental) by Neffex Sources: https://grist.org/industrial-agriculture/the-mother-who-stood-up-to-monsanto-in-argentina/ https://creativetimereports.org/2013/05/20/monsanto-protest-argentina-rhythms-of-resistance-in-soybeanland/ https://www.motherjones.com/food/2013/10/argentina-cancer-cluster-pesticide/ https://apnews.com/general-news-b7a53b00bbbe4afa985ce34b68e83b16 https://theecologist.org/2016/jan/29/no-pasaran-after-two-years-argentinas-monsanto-blockade-fighting https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/160223-photograph-aixa-argentina-avia-terai-pesticides-glyphosate https://www.pennlive.com/midstate/2013/10/monsanto_cal
Thu, December 05, 2024
A Brief History of Monsanto and the Horrible Things They've Done
Monsanto started as a chemical company founded 1901. Later, the company became a major producer of genetically engineered crops. In this episode, Cristina shares a brief history of Monsanto, to get all of us up to speed on the topic she wants to cover: Leydy Pech, the Maya woman who defeated Monsanto. Before getting to that, it would be good to know what Monsanto actually is. Books mentioned: Seed Money: Monsanto’s Past and Our Food Future by Bartow J. Elmore.The World According to Monsanto by Marie-Monique RobinThe Monsanto Papers: Deadly Secrets, Corporate Corruption, and One Man’s Search for Justice by Carey Gillam If you have topic suggestions, feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com or use the contact us form on the website https://www.historiasunknown.com/contact/ Want ad free episodes? And the ocassioal bonus episode? Support Historias Unknown on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/HistoriasUnknownPodcast Follow on social media: Instagram: https ://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@historiasunknown Music Credit: Hustlin (Instrumental) by Neffex Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsanto https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_B._Shapiro https://web.archive.org/web/20161220080213/ https://www.fbo.gov/utils/view?id=aa766891fe32cf9ae7f87f3c7d3611a3 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roundup_(herbicide) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsanto_family https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polychlorinated_bipheny <a href="https:
Thu, November 21, 2024
Operation Wetback
In 1954, the U.S. Border Patrol enacted “Operation Wetback,” a campaign to deport Mexican workers who were in the country illegally. The program was called a success and claimed to have rounded up 1 million people, though that number is now contested. US citizens were among the deported and many died due to being left in the desert. In this episode, Cristina tells Carmen about operation wetback, the context leading up to it and a little bit about the man behind it. If you have topic suggestions, feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com or use the contact us form on the website https://www.historiasunknown.com/contact/ Want ad free episodes? And the ocassioal bonus episode? Support Historias Unknown on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/HistoriasUnknownPodcast or Join the Historians Unknown Support Club on Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support Follow on social media: Instagram: https ://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@historiasunknown Music Credit: Hustlin (Instrumental) by Neffex Sources https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/operation-wetback https://www.vox.com/politics/380582/mass-deportations-trump-history-alien-enemies https://theconversation.com/largest-deportation-campaign-in-us-history-is-no-match-for-trumps-plan-73651 https://documents.latimes.com/eisenhower-era-deportations/ https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/11/11/455613993/it-came-up-in-the-debate-here-are-3-things-to-know-about-operation-wetback <a href="https://theintercept.com/2017/02/26/the-long-history-
Thu, November 14, 2024
The Puerto Rico Birth Control Pill Trials
The birth control pill revolutionized women’s independence in the US and everywhere, but came at the cost of Puerto Rican women who were experimented on without consent in the birth control trials of the 1950’s, overseen by Gregory Pincus and John Rock. If you have topic suggestions, feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com or use the contact us form on the website https://www.historiasunknown.com/contact/ Want ad free episodes? And the ocassioal bonus episode? Support Historias Unknown on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/HistoriasUnknownPodcast or Join the Historians Unknown Support Club on Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support Follow on social media: Instagram: https ://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@historiasunknown Music Credit: Hustlin (Instrumental) by Neffex Sources https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2017/9/28/the-bitter-pill/ https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/pill-puerto-rico-pill-trials/ https://medium.com/the-lily/how-puerto-rican-women-were-used-to-test-the-birth-control-pill-7453a3b6ab73 https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/gregory-pincus-1903-1967/ https://womanisrational.uchicago.edu/2022/09/21/margaret-sanger-the-duality-of-a-ambitious-feminist-and-racist-eugenicist/ https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/pill-dr-john-rock-1890-1984/ <a href="https://remezcla.com/culture/birt
Thu, November 07, 2024
Esterilización Forzada En California (in Spanish)
Leyes de esterilización en los Estados Unidos desproporcionadamente afectaron a personas Morena, Indígena, y Latina. Sterilizaciones masivas se llevaron en 32 estados y también en Puerto Rico. Entre 1930 a 1970, un tercio de las mujeres puertorriqueñas fueron esterilizadas. Entre 1907 y 1979, 20,000 personas fueron esterilizadas en Californa. De esos 20,000, personas con apellidos en español fueron los más afectados. Cuatro manicomios en California fueron responsables por todas las operaciones en las ciudades, Patton, Stockton, Sonoma y Pomona. En este episodio, Cristina le cuenta a Carmen sobre la historia de esterilización forzada en California If you have topic suggestions, feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: https ://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Want to support Historias Unknown and access ad-free episodes? Join the Support club! https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support Music Credit: Hustlin (Instrumental) by Neffex Sources http://www.processhistory.org/sara-rosas-garcia/ https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/california-compensates-victims-forced-sterilizations-many-latinasrcna1471#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16640386522730&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbcnews.com%2Fnews%2Flatino%2Fcalifornia-compensates-victims-forced-sterilizations-many-latinas-rcna1471 Stern, A. (2016). Eugenic Nation (2nd ed.). University of California Press. No Mas Bebes. 2015. Directed by Renee Tajima-Peña https://guides.loc.gov/latinx-civil-rights/madrigal-v-quilligan#:~:text=and%20Photographs%20Division.-,Madrigal%20v.,for%20involuntary%20or%20forced%20sterilization. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madrigal_v._Quilligan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_m%C3%A1s_beb%C3%A9s https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/01/magazine/when-doctors-took-family-planning-into-their-own-hands.html https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/36db64c71e274d5092cfdd68f5b3c541
Thu, October 24, 2024
Cesar Chavez Part 5
Cesario Estrada Chavez was an American labor leader and civil rights activist.. He co-founded the National Farm Workers Association, along with Dolores Huerta, which later merged with the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee to become the United Farm Workers labor union. In part five, the final part of this Cesar Chavez series, Cristina talks about Cesar Chavez' fascination with cult leader Charles Dederich, the Synanon cult and the game. As well as anti-semitism accusations against Cesar Chavez and ending with his funeral and legacy. If you have topic suggestions, feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com or use the contact us form on the website https://www.historiasunknown.com/contact/ Want ad free episodes? And the ocassioal bonus episode? Support Historias Unknown on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/HistoriasUnknownPodcast or Join the Historians Unknown Support Club on Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support Instagram: https ://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Music Credit: Hustlin (Instrumental) by Neffex Sources The Crusades of Cesar Chavez by Miriam Pawel https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2011/07/the-madness-of-cesar-chavez/308557/ https://msuweb.montclair.edu/~furrg/spl/coplonchavez2vv84.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cesar_Chavez https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_L._Lewis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_V._Debs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_of_Assisi https://www.americamagazine.org/issue/culture/legend-unraveled <a href="https://www.neh.gov/humanities/2015/januaryfebruary/curio/new-biography-cesar-chavez-unearths-gritty-
Thu, October 17, 2024
Cesar Chavez Part 4
Cesario Estrada Chavez was an American labor leader and civil rights activist.. He co-founded the National Farm Workers Association, along with Dolores Huerta, which later merged with the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee to become the United Farm Workers labor union. In part four, Cristina talks about Cesar Chavez' trip to Europe, the UFW's Wet lines across the Arizona border, the UFW's "Illegals Campaign" and mass purges within the union. Part five will explore the ties between Synanon and the UFW. If you have topic suggestions, feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com or use the contact us form on the website https://www.historiasunknown.com/contact/ Want ad free episodes? And the ocassioal bonus episode? Support Historias Unknown on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/HistoriasUnknownPodcast or Join the Historians Unknown Support Club on Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support Instagram: https ://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Music Credit: Hustlin (Instrumental) by Neffex Sources The Crusades of Cesar Chavez by Miriam Pawel https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2011/07/the-madness-of-cesar-chavez/308557/ https://msuweb.montclair.edu/~furrg/spl/coplonchavez2vv84.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cesar_Chavez https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_L._Lewis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_V._Debs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_of_Assisi https://www.americamagazine.org/issue/culture/legend-unraveled <a href="https://www.neh.gov/humanities/2015/januaryfebruary/curio/new-biography-cesar-chavez-unearths-gritty-truth#:~:text=The%20union%20org
Thu, October 03, 2024
Cesar Chavez Part 3
Cesario Estrada Chavez was an American labor leader and civil rights activist.. He co-founded the National Farm Workers Association, along with Dolores Huerta, which later merged with the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee to become the United Farm Workers labor union. In part three, Cristina talks about the end of the grape strikes, the trouble with the lettuce boycotts, inlcuding two UFW member deaths and more. If you have topic suggestions, feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com or use the contact us form on the website https://www.historiasunknown.com/contact/ Want ad free episodes? And the ocassioal bonus episode? Support Historias Unknown on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/HistoriasUnknownPodcast or Join the Historians Unknown Support Club on Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support Instagram: https ://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Music Credit: Hustlin (Instrumental) by Neffex Sources The Crusades of Cesar Chavez by Miriam Pawel https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2011/07/the-madness-of-cesar-chavez/308557/ https://msuweb.montclair.edu/~furrg/spl/coplonchavez2vv84.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cesar_Chavez https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_L._Lewis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_V._Debs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_of_Assisi https://www.americamagazine.org/issue/culture/legend-unraveled <a href="https://www.neh.gov/humanities/2015/januaryfebruary/curio/new-biography-cesar-chavez-unearths-gritty-truth#:~:text=The%20union%20organizer%20was%20vehemently,friends%2C%20allies%2C%20and%20mentors" target="_blank" rel="nore
Thu, September 26, 2024
Cesar Chavez Part Two
Cesario Estrada Chavez was an American labor leader and civil rights activist.. He co-founded the National Farm Workers Association, along with Dolores Huerta, which later merged with the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee to become the United Farm Workers labor union. In part two, Cristina starts off with the 300 mile march from Delano to Sacramento and ends with Cesar Chavez' fast. Discussing his first purge, lies about his career, his relationship with Robert Kennedy and more. If you have topic suggestions, feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com or use the contact us form on the website https://www.historiasunknown.com/contact/ Want ad free episodes? And the ocassioal bonus episode? Support Historias Unknown on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/HistoriasUnknownPodcast or Join the Historians Unknown Support Club on Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support Instagram: https ://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Music Credit: Hustlin (Instrumental) by Neffex Sources The Crusades of Cesar Chavez by Miriam Pawel https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2011/07/the-madness-of-cesar-chavez/308557/ https://msuweb.montclair.edu/~furrg/spl/coplonchavez2vv84.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cesar_Chavez https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_L._Lewis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_V._Debs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_of_Assisi https://www.americamagazine.org/issue/culture/legend-unraveled <a href="https://www.neh.gov/humanities/2015/januaryfebruary/curio/new-biography-cesar-chavez-unearths-gritty-truth#:~:text=The%20union%20organizer%20was%20vehemen
Thu, September 19, 2024
Cesar Chavez
Cesario Estrada Chavez was an American labor leader and civil rights activist.. He co-founded the National Farm Workers Association, along with Dolores Huerta, which later merged with the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee to become the United Farm Workers labor union. In part one, Cristina tells Carmen about Cesar Chavez' early lif, the troubles and tribulations and the beginning of the UFW. By the end of these episodes, we'll learn about the downfall of the UFW and the ties between Cesar Chavez and Synanon. If you have topic suggestions, feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com or use the contact us form on the website https://www.historiasunknown.com/contact/ Want ad free episodes? And the ocassioal bonus episode? Support Historias Unknown on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/HistoriasUnknownPodcast or Join the Historians Unknown Support Club on Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support Instagram: https ://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Music Credit: Hustlin (Instrumental) by Neffex Sources The Crusades of Cesar Chavez by Miriam Pawel https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2011/07/the-madness-of-cesar-chavez/308557/ https://msuweb.montclair.edu/~furrg/spl/coplonchavez2vv84.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cesar_Chavez https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_L._Lewis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_V._Debs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_of_Assisi https://www.americamagazine.org/issue/culture/legend-unraveled <a href="https://www.neh.gov/humanities/2015/januaryfebruary/curio/new-biography-cesar-chavez-unearths-gritty-tru
Thu, September 12, 2024
The Lemon Grove Incident
On January 5, 1931, Mexican students were turned away from the Lemon Grove Grammar School and were told to attend a barnyard for school. As a result, the Mexican community gathered and faced off with the school board, in Roberto Alvarez v. the Board of Trustees of the Lemon Grove School District, and won. This became known as "The Lemon Grove Incident. ” On this episode, Carmen tells Cristina about this historic case If you have topic suggestions, feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com or use the contact us form on the website https://www.historiasunknown.com/contact/ Want ad free episodes? And the ocassioal bonus episode? Support Historias Unknown on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/HistoriasUnknownPodcast or Join the Historians Unknown Support Club on Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support Instagram: https ://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Music Credit: Hustlin (Instrumental) by Neffex Sources https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/lemon-grove-incident/ https://sandiegohistory.org/journal/1986/april/lemongrove/ Documentary: https://www.pbs.org/video/the-lemon-grove-incident-gcrfxv/
Thu, September 05, 2024
Mendez v Westminster
When Gonzalo and Felicitas Mendez, both US citizens tried to enroll their children to the 17th street school in Westminster, CA, they were denied. They were told 17th street school was for White children only and their children had to attend the Mexican school 10 blocks away. The Mendez family would not stand for this and they recruited four other parents from local school districts for a federal court case challenging school segregation. The Mendez, et al. v. Westminster School District of Orange County case is important for the precedent it set for later court cases, like Brown v. Board of Education, but it is a strong example of the Mexican American community taking the lead to fight for their rights. On this episode, Cristina tells Carmen about this historic case. If you have topic suggestions, feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com or use the contact us form on the website https://www.historiasunknown.com/contact/ Want ad free episodes? And the ocassioal bonus episode? Support Historias Unknown on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/HistoriasUnknownPodcast or Join the Historians Unknown Support Club on Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support Instagram: https ://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Music Credit: Hustlin (Instrumental) by Neffex Sources https://www.uscourts.gov/educational-resources/educational-activities/background-mendez-v-westminster-re-enactmen t https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/mendez-v-westminster/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mendez_v._Westminster https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/tn-wknd-et-0417-sylvia-mendez-70-anniversary-20160417-story.html <a href="https://sylvia
Thu, August 29, 2024
Culebra Island
The US Navy tried to take over the island of Culebra, but after years being displaced and harmed, the Culebrenses fought back. This is the story of how the US Navy was kicked out of Culebra Island. If you have topic suggestions, feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com or use the contact us form on the website https://www.historiasunknown.com/contact/ Join the Historians Unknown Support Club: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support Instagram: https ://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Music Credit: Hustlin (Instrumental) by NeffexSources Sources https://youtu.be/Sutl41skt5I?si=6sPjsv_SJjpREmGn https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-tanks-of-flamenco-beach-culebra-puerto-rico https://theatlasnews.co/conflict/2022/09/16/on-island-of-culebra-us-navy-bombings-leave-scars/ https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/puerto-ricans-expel-united-states-navy-culebra-island-1970-1974 https://usace.contentdm.oclc.org/utils/getfile/collection/p16021coll7/id/19665 https://cafe.com/article/the-navy-is-a-ghost-puerto-rican-rights-and-the-1970s-battle-for-culebra/ Book mentioned: Target Culebra by Richard D. Copaken
Thu, August 22, 2024
Los Motines de los Baños de 1917 (Spanish episode)
El 28 de enero de 1917, Carmelita Torres, de diecisiete años, se negó a bajarse del tranvía en el puente de Santa Fe y seguir a los funcionarios de salud estadounidenses hasta un baño químico. 30 mujeres la siguieron. Pronto, esas 30 se convirtieron en cientas y luego en miles. Esto se llamaría "los motines de los banos" y duró 2 días. Los periódicos se referían a las mujeres como amazonas y llamaban a Carmelita Torres la amazona pelirroja. No se sabe mucho sobre ella, pero inspiró a miles. En este episodio, Cristina le cuenta a Carmen sobro Carmelita Torres y la practica de banos quimicos en la frontera. If you have topic suggestions, feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: https ://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Want to support Historias Unknown and access ad-free episodes? Join the Support club! https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support Music Credit: Hustlin (Instrumental) by Neffex Sources https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/bath-riots Ringside Seat to a Revolution: An Underground Cultural History of El Paso and Juarez: 1893-1923 by David Dorado Romo. 2005. https://www.historians.org/research-and-publications/perspectives-on-history/summer-2022/from-bath-riots-to-blocking-asylum-public-health-and-race-at-the-us-mexico-border https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/el-paso-bath-house-riots-1917
Thu, August 15, 2024
The 1948 Los Gatos Crash
The worst plane crash in California history happened in 1948, in Los Gatos. 32 died. 28 of those 32 were Mexican workers who were being deported. These workers were all put in a mass grave together and the grave was marked with the words “Mexican Nationals”. On today's episode, Cristina tells Carmen about this tragic crash and one person's journey to give them back their names. If you have topic suggestions, feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com or use the contact us form on the website https://www.historiasunknown.com/contact/ Join the Historians Unknown Support Club: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support Instagram: https ://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Music Credit: Hustlin (Instrumental) by NeffexSources Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1948_Los_Gatos_DC-3_crash https://www.check-six.com/Crash_Sites/Deportee_1948_crash.htm https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/plane-wreck-at-los-gatos/ https://www.kqed.org/news/11512311/immortalized-by-woody-guthrie-deportees-who-died-in-plane-crash-are-nameless-no-longer https://www.unco.edu/colorado-oral-history-migratory-labor-project/pdf/Bracero_Program_PowerPoint.pdf https://guides.loc.gov/latinx-civil-rights/bracero-program They Call You Back: A Lost History, A Search, A Memoir by Tim Z. Hernandez
Thu, August 08, 2024
Martin Ramirez Sostre
Martin Sostre was a pioneer for prison reform and prisoner rights. His fight against the injustices he faced as a prisoner helped secure rights for all prisoners, and continue to be an inspiration for those resisting the prison-industrial complex. If you have topic suggestions, feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: https ://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Join the Historians Unknown Support Club: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support Sources: https://www.instagram.com/p/C9asvdCS5HL/?igsh=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng%3D%3D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4Y0n1uvgLA&t=436s https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2017/04/14/507297469/how-one-inmate-changed-the-prison-system-from-the-inside https://www.martinsostre.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Sostre
Thu, July 18, 2024
El Baile de Los 41 (Spanish episode)
El 18 de Noviembre, la policia toco la puerta de un jogar privado en Cuidad Mexico. Se encontraron con 41 hombres, la mitad vestidos como mujeres y fue un escandalo. Se conoce como el Baile de Los 41. Este es el primer episodio que Carmen y Cristina intentan en Espanol (empieza en minuto 04:26). Gracias por escuchar! If you have topic suggestions, feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Music Credit: Hustlin (Instrumental) by Neffex Join the Historians Unknown Support Club: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support Sources https://qspirit.net/dance-of-the-41-queers/ https://www.theyucatantimes.com/2021/05/el-baile-de-los-41-the-homosexual-party-that-scandalized-mexico-at-the-beginning-of-the-20th-century/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dance_of_the_Forty-One https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignacio_de_la_Torre_y_Mier https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palacio_del_Marqu%C3%A9s_del_Apartado https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximilian_I_of_Mexico https://web.archive.org/web/20071130032556/http://www.islaternura.com/APLAYA/HOMOenHISTORIA/HomoHistoria2005/Los%2041%20en%20mexico/En%20el%20centenario%20de%20los%2041%20Diciembre2005.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Adalid https://www.history.com/news/dance-of-41-mexico-gay-history https://cnnespanol.cnn.com/2021/05/14/el-baile-de-los-41-real-o-leyenda-urbana/ https://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias-america-latina-38563731
Thu, July 11, 2024
Cornelius Dusty Rhoads: American Hero, Villain in Puerto Rico
Cornelius Rhoads was an esteemed cancer researcher, known as the father of chemotherapy. He was on the cover of Time in 1949 and The American Association for Cancer Research used to give out an award in his honor. But before all that, he was the subject of a racist scandal that left a stain in Puerto Rico. Where he is still remembered as a monster. In this episode, Cristina tells Carmen about the doctor remembered as a monster in Puerto Rico and a hero in the Unites States. Carmen and Cristina will be at the True Crime and Paranormal Podcast Festival in Denver, CO this weekend 7/12 to 7/14/24, get tickets here: https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com/tickets/ If you have topic suggestions, feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com Join the Historians Unknown Support Club: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Music Credit: Hustlin (Instrumental) by Neffex Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornelius_P._Rhoads https://archive.org/details/dr.-rhoads-cleared-of-porto-rico-plot-feb-5-1932/mode/1up https://www.wnyc.org/people/cornelius-rhoads/ https://www.npr.org/2019/09/23/763323794/the-complicated-relationship-between-puerto-rico-and-u-s-mainland How To Hide An Empire by Daniel Immerwahr (main source)
Thu, July 04, 2024
The Dance of the 41
On November 17, 1901 a societal scandal changed LGBTQ history in Mexico forever. Police raided a secret dance in Mexico City, where 42 of Mexican's elite men were caught in an all man party. Half the men were dressed as women. The official number put out by the government was 41, because the 42nd attendee and organizer was said to be President Porfirio Diaz' son in law Ignacio de la Torre y Mier. The number 41 was never the same. In this episode, Cristina tells Carmen about this epic scandal in Mexican history. If you have topic suggestions, feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com Join the Historians Unknown Support Club: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Music Credit: Hustlin (Instrumental) by Neffex Sources https://qspirit.net/dance-of-the-41-queers/ https://www.theyucatantimes.com/2021/05/el-baile-de-los-41-the-homosexual-party-that-scandalized-mexico-at-the-beginning-of-the-20th-century/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dance_of_the_Forty-One https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignacio_de_la_Torre_y_Mier https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palacio_del_Marqu%C3%A9s_del_Apartado https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximilian_I_of_Mexico https://web.archive.org/web/20071130032556/http://www.islaternura.com/APLAYA/HOMOenHISTORIA/HomoHistoria2005/Los%2041%20en%20mexico/En%20el%20centenario%20de%20los%2041%20Diciembre2005.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Adalid https://www.history.com/news/dance-of-41-mexico-gay-history https://cnnespanol.cnn.com/2021/05/14/el-baile-de-los-41-real-o-leyenda-urbana/ https://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias-america-latina-38563731
Thu, June 27, 2024
Lorena Borjas: The mother of the Trans Latinx Community in Queens, New York
Lorena Borjas was known as the mother of the trans Latinx community in Queens, New York. After a life of activism, she passed in 2020 from COVID, but her legacy lives on. In this episode, Carmen tells Cristina about Lorena's life, activism and legacy. If you have topic suggestions, feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Join the Historians Unknown Support Club: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support Music Credit: Hustlin (Instrumental) by Neffex Sources: https://lambdalegal.org/blogs/us_20231010_queer-latinx-leaders-who-paved-the-way/ https://qptv.org/content/queens-stories-story-lorena-borjas-transgender-latina-activist https://transgenderlawcenter.org/case/lorena-borjas/ https://www.ourvoicesarefree.org/founder https://www.amidacareny.org/transgender-awareness-week-honoring-lorena-borjas/ https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-signs-legislation-honor-lgbtq-pride-month-and-empowers-new-york-state-agencies https://www.them.us/story/lorena-borjas-mother-of-queens-trans-latinx-community-died-coronavirus https://www.them.us/story/out-on-the-frontlines-liaam-winslet-lorena-borjas
Thu, June 20, 2024
The Infamous School of Americas
The School of the Americas (SOA) was founded in 1946 in the Panama Canal Zone, and it's purpose was to be a training ground for Latin American military and police in U.S. service schools. By 1949, SOA produced 749 U.S. military personnel and 251 Latin American graduates, representing 10 different countries. Spanish became the official language of the school in 1956, and classes were no longer taught in English. The SOA was expelled from Panama in September 1984, due to the signing of the Panama canal zone treaty in 1977. It was then moved to Fort Benning in Georgia. Since it opened, more than 80,000 Latin American military members have Been trained at the SOA. In this episode, Cristina tells Carmen about some of the Latin American graduates and the horrible crimes they are tied to. If you have topic suggestions, feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com Books about the SOA mentioned: The School of the Americas: Military Training and Political Violence in the Americas. By Lesley Gill. Published in 2004 by Duke University Press. Disturbing the Peace: The Story of Father Roy Bourgeois and the Movement to Close the School of the Americas. By Linda Cooper and James Hodge. Published in 2004 by Orbis Books. From Warriors to Resisters: U.S. Veterans on Terrorism. Edited by Margaret Knapke. Third edition, published in 2019. Available to download and read at www.resistersbook.org ¡PRESENTE! Nonviolent Politics and the Resurrection of the Dead. By Kyle B. T. Lambelet. Published in 2020 by Georgetown University Press. Join the Historians Unknown Support Club: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Music Credit: Hustlin (Instrumental) by Neffex Sources : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%93scar_Romero#Assassination https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/cifamerica/2010/nov/18/us-military-usa#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=17183163011657&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share= https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fcommentisfree%2Fcifamerica%2F2010%2Fnov%2F18%2Fus-military-usa https://irp.fas.org/crs/soa.htm https://www.irtfcleveland.org/content/history-soa https://soaw.org/u-s-trained-ex-military-intelligence-officer-sentenced-to-22-years-for-murder-of-berta-caceres-2 https://soaw.salsalabs.org/2022castillowestpoint https://www.infobae.com/en/2022/04/02/military-must-acknowledge-responsibility-for-false-positives-in-catatumbo/ https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/12/10/colombia-ex-soldiers-take-responsibility-for-killing-227 https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/04/28/colombia-military-false-positives/ https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/27/world/americas/colombia-war-crim
Thu, June 13, 2024
Environmental Activism in Latin America
Latin America is one of the deadliest places to be a defender of rights; despite the high rates of activist killings and high rates of impunity, many risk their lives to fight for their rights. In this episode, Carmen tells Cristina about the state of environmental activism in Latin America, as well as a few cases of environmental activists whose lives were taken for their activism. If you have topic suggestions, feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Want to support Historias Unknown and access ad-free episodes? Join Historias Unknown Premium: https://historiasunknown.supercast.com/new_landing Music Credit: Hustlin (Instrumental) by Neffex Petition mentioned: https://cispes.salsalabs.org/Alianzaarrests2024/index.html?eType=EmailConfirmation&eId=c8825587-5cf6-42e9-8655-21709b29ada8 Sources: https://www.globalwitness.org/en/press-releases/almost-2000-land-and-environmental-defenders-killed-between-2012-and-2022-protecting-planet/ Sources: https://www.cfr.org/in-brief/who-killing-latin-americas-environmentalists https://globalearthrepairfoundation.org/homero-gomez-gonzalez/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/he-told-me-of-his-battle-to-save-the-monarch-butterfly-from-illegal-loggers-now-hes-gone-missing/2020/01/23/353a6a94-3dea-11ea-afe2-090eb37b60b1_story.html https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-51304857 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homero_G%C3%B3mez_Gonz%C3%A1lez The Guardian of the Monarchs documentary on Netflix https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/03/mexico-second-monarch-butterfly-sanctuary-worker-found-murdered https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/9/29/over-1700-environmental-activists-killed-in-past-decade-report https://hrf.org/the-cost-of-defending-the-environment-in-latin-america/ https://www.foe.org.au/what_is_extractivism https://latamjournalismreview.org/news/honduras-suspected-murderer-of-journalist-and-indigenous-leader-pablo-hernandez-captured/ https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-news/honduras-indigenous-community-radio-director-pablo-isabel-hern%C3%A1ndez-murdered-un-ohchr-calls-for-murder-investigation-to-include-his-work-as-human-rights-defender/ https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-news/honduras-lenca-environmental-defender-is-first-the-human-rights-defender-to-be-killed-in-2022-in-the-country/ https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/mar/22/two-murders-in-a-week-honduran-activists-risk-death-to-defend-rights https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-news/melvin-geovany-mej%C3%ADa-rodr%C3%ADguez-broad-movement-for-dignity-and-justice-madj-movimiento-amplio-por-la-dignidad-y-la-justicia/ https://www.irtfcleveland.org/content/rrn/2022-02-24-000000 https://www.mp.hn/publicaciones/exhuman-cadaver-del-lider-indigena-en-el-progreso-yoro/ https://www
Thu, June 06, 2024
The Homosexual Liberation Front of Argentina
La Frente de Liberacion Homosexual, the Homosexual Liberation Front or FLH in Argentina was a gay rights organization that formed in August 1971 in Buenos Aires. They were a coalition of semi-autonomous groups, who were all far left, anti-imperialist, anti-capitalist, and stood for LGBT rights, women’s rights and labor rights. They were met with repression, arrests and even disappeared during the Military Junta of Argentina. In this episode, Cristina tells Carmen about the FLH. If you have topic suggestions, feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Want to support Historias Unknown and access ad-free episodes? Join Historias Unknown Premium: https://historiasunknown.supercast.com/new_landing Music Credit: Hustlin (Instrumental) by Neffex Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frente_de_Liberaci%C3%B3n_Homosexual https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frente_de_Liberaci%C3%B3n_Homosexual_(Argentina) https://www.moleculasmalucas.com/post/agosto-de-1971 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezeiza_massacre https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuestro_Mundo https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%A9ctor_Anabitarte https://www.infobae.com/leamos/2022/05/16/estrechamente-vigilados-por-la-locura-vuelve-un-libro-de-amor-entre-hombres-que-era-inconseguible/ https://www.moleculasmalucas.com/post/pioneros-de-la-fraternidad-homosexual https://revista.drclas.harvard.edu/the-sixties-in-argentina-political-repression-cultural-vibrancy/ Documentary mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2v0eiemcHY Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
Thu, May 16, 2024
Nuño Beltran de Guzman: Behind the Bastardos
When it comes to the Spanish Conquistadors, it’s not incorrect to say they were pretty terrible people. But out of all of them, one name stands out, he also happens to be the founder of Guadalajara, Jalisco, among other towns in the Northwest of Mexico. Nuño Beltran de Guzman was called "the most depraved man to set foot in New Spain". In this episode, Cristina tells Carmen about Nuño Beltran de Guzman, in a new series they are calling "Behind the Bastardos", where they talk about some of the worst people in Latin American history. If you have topic suggestions, feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Want to support Historias Unknown and access ad-free episodes? Join Historias Unknown Premium: https://historiasunknown.supercast.com/new_landing Music Credit: Hustlin (Instrumental) by Neffex Sources: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nu%C3%B1o_de_Guzm%C3%A1n https://dbe.rah.es/biografias/11471/nuno-beltran-de-guzman https://www.mexconnect.com/articles/658-bloody-guzman/ https://theguadalajarareporter.net/index.php/columns/columns/allyn-hunt/50000-beltran-de-guzman-an-unrelenting-application-of-evil-a-cruel-tangle-of-anti-church-anti-cortez-anti-indian https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangaxuan_II Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
Thu, May 09, 2024
Student Movements in Latin America
In light of the student protests calling for divestments from Israel and a ceasefire in US schools, Carmen tells Cristina about the student movements from the 1920s to the 1950s in Colombia and the student movement from 1918 in Argentina that led to university reform. If you have topic suggestions, feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Want to support Historias Unknown and access ad-free episodes? Join Historias Unknown Premium: https://historiasunknown.supercast.com/new_landing Music Credit: Hustlin (Instrumental) by Neffex Sources: https://ageofrevolutions.com/2020/10/26/la-esperanza-de-america-latina-the-ongoing-student-revolution-in-colombia/ https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6fIgwhJHxM/?igsh=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng%3D%3D https://everytownsupportfund.org/history-of-divestment-on-college-campuses/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banana_Massacre https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustavo_Rojas_Pinilla https://www.ainfos.ca/13/jun/ainfos00192.html https://www.nytimes.com/1954/06/10/archives/15-die-in-studentarmy-strife-in-bogota-colombian-regime-puts-tight.html https://www.puees.unam.mx/sapa/dwnf/2/1.Ordorika-Imanol_2021_StudentMovementsAndPoliticsInLatinAmerica.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cordobazo#:~:text=The%20Cordobazo%20was%20a%20civil,the%20global%20protests%20of%201968. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
Wed, May 01, 2024
Teresa Urrea, La Santa de Cabora
Teresa Urrea was a curandera, folk saint, feminist and revolutionary. A woman ahead of her time. She came to be known as Santa Teresa or La Santa de Cabora. And in more recent times, the Joan of Arc of Mexico. In this episode, Cristina tells Carmen about the life of Teresa Urrea. If you have topic suggestions, feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Want to support Historias Unknown and access ad-free episodes? Join Historias Unknown Premium: https://historiasunknown.supercast.com/new_landing Music Credit: Hustlin (Instrumental) by Neffex Sources: Ringside to a Revolution by David Dorado Romo Revolutionary Women of Texas and Mexico https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teresa_Urrea https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaqui_Uprising https://www.latinousa.org/2021/11/05/teresaurrea/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
Thu, April 25, 2024
Victor Jara
Victor Jara was a popular singer in Chile, famous for his folk songs that focused on politics, human rights, and social justice. This, along with aligning himself with Allende, made him a target for the Chilean right-wing, and he was captured and killed by the Pinochet regime after the US backed coup against Allende. Following Victor Jara’s assassination, his family fought a decades-long battle for justice, which continues to this day. If you have topic suggestions, feel free email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Music Credit: Hustlin (Instrumental) by Neffex Sources https://english.elpais.com/international/2023-02-28/the-last-days-of-victor-jara-chiles-political-poet-killed-by-the-pinochet-dictatorship.html https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2015/04/17/inenglish/1429274863_181405.html https://www.thenation.com/article/world/victor-jara-chile-murder-barrientos/ https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/18/us/victor-jara.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%ADctor_Jara https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-20897545 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/03/chile-victor-jara-execution-solider-extradited-us-trial https://cja.org/what-we-do/litigation/jara-v-barrientos/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
Thu, April 11, 2024
A Brief History of Chile: The End of the Pinochet Regime
In October 1998, General Augusto Pinochet was arrested for crimes of genocide and terrorism. He spent months in house arrest in England, but 15 months after his arrest, he was declared not fit to stand trial. Upon his return to Chile, he was charged for his role in the Caravan of Death. He faced more charges over the next 5 years, but died of a heart attack in 2006. At the time of his death, he faced 300 criminal charges. He never spent a day in jail. On this episode of Historias Unknown, Cristina tells Carmen what led up to the end of the Pinochet regime and what came after. If you have topic suggestions, feel free email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com or use this form Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Music Credit: Hustlin (Instrumental) by Neffex Sources A Nation Of Enemies: Chile Under Pinochet by Pamela Constable & Arturo Valenzuela The Pinochet FIle by Peter Kornbluh https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/11/chile-marks-50-years-since-pinochets-brutal-coup https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2023/09/chile-coup-democracy-1988-pinochet/675275/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augusto_Pinochet Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
Thu, March 28, 2024
A Brief History of Chile: The Caravan of Death and DINA
In the aftermath of the Pinochet coup, Chileans faced unimaginable horrors under the military dictatorship. The Caravan of Death: Initiated by Pinochet, this series of massacres between September 30th and October 22nd, 1973, led to the deaths of at least 97 people. Victims were tortured, stabbed, and shot, their bodies disposed of in unmarked graves or dumped into the ocean. DINA's Reign of Terror: The National Intelligence Directorate, DINA, became a powerful and ruthless secret police force, tasked with eradicating Marxism. Their tactics included infiltration, torture, and assassination, targeting leftist movements and their sympathizers both domestically and internationally. In this episode, Cristina tells Carmen what followed after Pinochet's rise to power. Including the human rights violations, prison camps, caravan of death and DINA. Stay tuned for the next episode as we explore the downfall of Pinochet's regime. If you have topic suggestions, feel free email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ W Music Credit: Hustlin (Instrumental) by Neffex Sources A Nation Of Enemies: Chile Under Pinochet by Pamela Constable & Arturo Valenzuela The Pinochet FIle by Peter Kornbluh Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
Thu, February 29, 2024
A Brief History of Chile: The Rise of Pinochet
After Salvador Allende's presidency in Chile and the coup that deposed him, one man rose to power: Augusto Pinochet. A figure shrouded in ambiguity until the devastating consequences of his rule unfolded. In this episode, Cristina tells Carmen about what who Augusto Pinochet was and the weeks that followed the coup of 1973. While many celebrated the coup, followers of Allende mourned, recognizing the ominous future ahead. Pinochet's unassuming demeanor masked his vehement anti-Marxist stance and disdain for Allende. Despite initial doubts about Pinochet's involvement in the coup, he emerged as a pivotal figure. His regime unleashed a reign of terror, marked by thousands of deaths, disappearances, and widespread repression, revealing the true extent of his ruthless authoritarianism. If you have topic suggestions, feel free email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ W Music Credit: Hustlin (Instrumental) by Neffex Sources A Nation Of Enemies: Chile Under Pinochet by Pamela Constable & Arturo Valenzuela The Pinochet FIle by Peter Kornbluh https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/inatl/longterm/pinochet/overview.htm https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6606013 https://www.britannica.com/topic/dictator-ruler https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/revisited/20230908-five-decades-on-chile-still-grapples-with-legacy-of-pinochet-dictatorship https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augusto Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
Thu, February 22, 2024
A Brief History of Chile: The Coup Against Allende
On 9/11/1973, Salvador Allende’s government was overthrown by the military. Among the conspirators was Chile’s future dictator, Augusto Pinochet. In this episode, Carmen tells Cristina about the day of the coup, and Allende’s final moments. This is part two of a series on Chile. In part one, Historias Unknown covered the life of Allende, leading up to the coup. The next episodes in the series will cover the Pinochet regime and the end of the dictatorship in the next few episodes. If you have topic suggestions, feel free email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com o Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ W Sources Salvador Allende: Revolutionary Democrat by Victor Figueroa Clark https://www.npr.org/2019/02/22/696057482/trumps-venezuela-moves-follow-long-history-of-intervention-in-latin-america https://www.npr.org/2023/09/10/1193755188/chile-coup-50-years-pinochet-kissinger-human-rights-allende https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/salvador-allende-killed/ https://www.zinnedproject.org/materials/chile-coup-timeline/ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/definition/marxism https://library.brown.edu/create/modernlatinamerica/chapters/chapter-10-chile/primary-documents-w-accompanying-discussion-questions/document-25-final-speech-by-salvador-allende-1973/ https://library.brown.edu/create/modernlatinamerica/chapters/chapter-10-chile/figures-in-chilean-history/ https://english.elpais.com/international/2023-05-26/the-private-meeting-between-kissinger-and-pinochet-in-chile-we-want-to-help.html#?rel=mas https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-book/chile/2023-08-08/chiles-coup-50-kissinger-briefed-nixon-failed-1970-cia-plot-block https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/6/fifty-years-after-chiles-coup-the-search-for-truth-continues https://www.britannica.com/biography/Salvador-Allende Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
Thu, February 15, 2024
A Brief History of Chile: Salvador Allende
Salvador Allende died during the US backed coup of Chile, but other than that, not a lot of people are familiar with who he was. In this episode, Carmen goes over a brief history of Chile, focusing on Salvador Allende, leading up to his presidency and the events that unfolded during his time in office. Allende's upbringing within a politically active family, his education, and his early involvement in left-wing politics. As well as the socio-political context of Chile during Allende's formative years, emphasizing the country's economic turmoil, social inequality, and the emergence of leftist movements amidst government repression. Carmen tells Cristina about Salvador Allende's life, political ideology, and the complex socio-political landscape of Chile during his presidency, and the covert interventions by the US, aimed at destabilizing his government. This is just part one, Historias Unknown will be covering the coup, the pinochet regime and the end of the dictatorship in the next few episodes. If you have topic suggestions, feel free email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Sources Salvador Allende: Revolutionary Democrat by Victor Figueroa Clark https://www.npr.org/2019/02/22/696057482/trumps-venezuela-moves-follow-long-history-of-intervention-in-latin-america https://www.npr.org/2023/09/10/1193755188/chile-coup-50-years-pinochet-kissinger-human-rights-allende https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/salvador-allende-killed/ https://www.zinnedproject.org/materials/chile-coup-timeline/ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/definition/marxism https://library.brown.edu/create/modernlatinamerica/chapters/chapter-10-chile/primary-documents-w-accompanying-discussion-questions/document-25-final-speech-by-salvador-allende-1973/ https://library.brown.edu/create/modernlatinamerica/chapters/chapter-10-chile/figures-in-chilean-history/ https://english.elpais.com/international/2023-05-26/the-private-meeting-between-kissinger-and-pinochet-in-chile-we-want-to-help.html#?rel=mas https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-book/chile/2023-08-08/chiles-coup-50-kissinger-briefed-nixon-failed-1970-cia-plot-block https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/6/fifty-years-after-chiles-coup-the-search-for-truth-continues https://www.britannica.com/biography/Salvador-Allende Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
Thu, February 08, 2024
A 1996 Pasaco Kidnapping with Luis Corzo
On the 18th of April of 1996, 6-year-old Luis Corzo was abducted together with his father Juan Corzo, Jr. from their home by seven rifle-armed intruders. The kidnapping was organised by a group called "Los Pasaco", who were the most feared group of criminals in Guatemala in the early 90s. During the month-long captivity Juan Corzo, Jr. was physically tortured to pressure the family into sending money for ransom. Eventually, Juan was released on the 30th day and told to gather more ransom money in order to have Luis released. Three days later, Luis was released in the small town of Chiquimulilla, Santa Rosa. Pasaco, 1996 is an investigative photography project by Luis Corzo, which contains archival media, as well as new documentation of locations, people, and objects that took part in the act. By making the work Luis wants to initiate conversations surrounding the story; those of violence, corruption, capital punishment, and criminal rehabilitation. Luis Corzo is a Guatemalan Brooklyn based artist with award winning work in photography and video, follow him on IG at @cor.zo and check out his amazing project, which he discussed in this episode: Pasaco, 1996. Kult (the shipping cost will be adjusted) Printed Matter PhotoEye Delpire&Co If you have topic suggestions, feel free email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com o Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
Thu, January 25, 2024
A Brief History of La Cucaracha
La Cucaracha is a popular Mexican folk song, there's no doubt that almost everyone has heard a version of this song. But, where does it come from? On today's episode of Historias Unknown, Cristina tells Carmen about where the popular song came from. If you have topic suggestions, feel free email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Cucaracha https://medium.com/@nevaer1/la-cucarachas-cruel-shadow-a1c41d45005e https://nuestrostories.com/2022/09/from-satire-to-folk-music-the-symbolism-behind-la-cucaracha/ https://www.loc.gov/resource/ppmsc.04550/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
Thu, January 11, 2024
The US Invasion of Panama
On December 20, 1989 the United States launched Operation Just Cause, invading Panama, under the guise of capturing dictator Manuel Noriega. This invasion is often told from the US perspective, and the suffering of Panamians is overlooked and minimized. To this day, the number of Panamanians that lost their lives from this invasion is still unknown, but the numbers range from 500 to 5000. On today's episode, Carmen tells Cristina about the US invasion of Panama. If you have topic suggestions, feel free email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Noriega https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/30/general-manuel-noriega-feared-panamanian-dictator-cia-asset https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/invasion-of-panama/ https://www.britannica.com/topic/United-States-invasion-of-Panama https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2016/1/31/the-truth-behind-us-operation-just-cause-in-panama https://chiriqui.life/topic/11311-the-us-invasion-of-panama-operation-just-cause-december-20-1989-and-national-reflection-day-national-mourning-day/ http://comision20dediciembrede1989.org.pa/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Registro-de-Victimas-Dic-2023-11-12-2023.pdf https://www.usip.org/publications/2001/01/truth-commission-panama Diaspora Dash on X: https://x.com/DiasporaDash?s=20 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
Thu, December 28, 2023
The Student Massacre of 1975- El Salvador
On July 30, 1975 Salvadoran students were peacefully protesting in San Salvador when they were met by police and national guard, who opened fire on them. This massacre was a turning point in Salvadoran history and directly contributed to the buildup to El Salvador's civil war. In this episode, Cristina tells Carmen about the student massacre of 1975 in El Salvador. If you have topic suggestions, feel free email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Sources https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/massacre-el-salvador/ https://www.revistadebate.net/sobreviviente-cuenta-en-toronto-su-dolorosa-vivencia-durante-masacre-en-el-salvador/ https://fightbacknews.org/articles/more-2000-march-july-30-el-salvador-commemorate-1975-student-massacre https://cispes.org/article/students-denounce-supreme-court-manipulation-commemoration-1975-massacre https://www.salvacultura.com/home/39-years-of-resistance-in-el-salvador-commemorating-student-massacare-of-july-30th-1975 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_Salvadoran_student_massacre https://www.cispes.org/article/under-state-exception-and-constitutional-crisis-el-salvador-hosts-miss-universe-pageant Bukele update info: https://www.cispes.org/article/why-consecutive-reelection-unconstitutional-el-salvador Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
Thu, November 23, 2023
Ruben Salazar- The Chicano Moratorium Part Two
Ruben Salazar was an activist, journalist and reporter. He highlighted Mexican American issues during a time when no one else was. He was killed during the Chicano Moratorium, which Carmen discussed in the last episode. In this episode, Cristina tells Carmen about Ruben Salazar. If you have topic suggestions, feel free email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Sources https://www.latimes.com/projects/chicano-moratorium/reporter-quest-answers-ruben-salazar-death/ https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-08-26-mn-39122-story.html https://library.sonoma.edu/research/guides/regional/notablepeople/salazar#:~:text=Ruben%20Salazar%2C%20born%20in%201928,a%20bachelor's%20degree%20in%20journalism. https://rubensalazarproject.com/2012/06/14/the-story-of-ruben/ https://www.latimes.com/projects/chicano-moratorium/ruben-salazar-changed-news-chicano-culture/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruben_Salazar https://www.democracynow.org/2010/8/31/slain_latino_journalist_ruben_salazar_killed https://web.archive.org/web/20190121135108/http://articles.latimes.com/1999/nov/18/local/me-35015 http://www.nomadicborder.com/the-chicano-moratorium-50-years-later.html Support and Information on Palestine: What to Boycott: https://bdsmovement.net/get-involved/what-to-boycott Palestinian Children's Relief Fund: https://www.pcrf.net/ Middle East Children's Alliance: https://www.mecaforpeace.org/ Podcasts Public Health and Palestine The Asymptomatic Two State Solution Debunking the Most Common Anti-Palestinian Talking Points Reading List https://tadweenpublishing.com/blogs/news/essential-readings-palestinians-in-latin-america https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/culture/culture-news/g36449834/books-israel-palestine-conflict/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
Thu, November 16, 2023
The Chicano Moratorium
On August 29, 1970, East LA became the scene for the largest antiwar protest organized by people of color in US history, in which 20,000 to 30,000 people participated in the National Chicano Moratorium to protest against the disproportionate loss of Mexican-American servicemen in the Vietnam War. In this episode, Carmen tells Cristina about the Chicano Moratorium. This is part one of two. In part two, Cristina will talk about Ruben Salazar, who was killed during the Chicano Moratorium. If you have topic suggestions, feel free email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Sources for this episode https://guides.loc.gov/latinx-civil-rights/national-chicano-moratorium http://www.nomadicborder.com/the-chicano-moratorium-50-years-later.html https://www.pbssocal.org/shows/departures/the-chicano-moratorium https://weareili.org/timeline/the-chicano-moratorium/ https://jsri.msu.edu/upload/occasional-papers/oc17.pdf https://www.latimes.com/projects/chicano-moratorium/chicano-moratorium-participants-discuss-movement/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Zeta_Acosta https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosalio_Mu%C3%B1oz https://prologue.blogs.archives.gov/2021/09/23/el-movimiento-the-chicano-movement-and-hispanic-identity-in-the-united-states/ https://www.altaonline.com/california-book-club/a40530722/awakening-at-the-chicano-moratorium-1970/ Support and Information on Palestine: What to Boycott: https://bdsmovement.net/get-involved/what-to-boycott Palestinian Children's Relief Fund: https://www.pcrf.net/ Middle East Children's Alliance: https://www.mecaforpeace.org/ Podcasts Public Health and Palestine The Asymptomatic Two State Solution Debunking the Most Common Anti-Palestinian Talking Points Reading List https://tadweenpublishing.com/blogs/news/essential-readings-palestinians-in-latin-america https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/culture/culture-news/g36449834/books-israel-palestine-conflict/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
Thu, October 26, 2023
A Brief History Of Palestine and Latin American Solidarity
The origins of colonialism in Palestine can be traced back to 1799, during the French invasion of the middle east, when Napoleon issued a proclamation offering Palestine as a homeland to Jewish people, under France’s protection, as a way of establishing a French presence in the region. This planted the seed for a vision of a Jewish state in the Middle East which did not materialize at the time, but was revived by the British in the 19th century. Zionists believe Judaism is a nationality as well as a religion, and that Jewish people deserve their own state in their ancestral homeland, Israel. The Balfour Declaration stated that the British would use their best endeavors to facilitate the achievement of this project. So with the support of the British, an influx of Zionists began to move into the area, displacing thousands of Palestinians. In today's episode, Carmen shares a brief history of the even Palestinians refer to as the Nakba, while Cristina discusses Israeli involvement aiding massacres in Latin America, the history of Club Palestino in Chile and they express solidarity with Palestine. If you have topic suggestions, feel free email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ W Sources https://remix.aljazeera.com/aje/PalestineRemix/al-nakba.html#/17 https://www.un.org/unispal/history/ https://www.un.org/unispal/history2/origins-and-evolution-of-the-palestine-problem/part-i-1917-1947/ https://www.vox.com/2018/11/20/18080010/zionism-israel-palestine https://palestinohistorico.cl/en/summary-of-professional-history/ https://tadweenpublishing.com/blogs/news/essential-readings-palestinians-in-latin-america Cuatro Colores Documentary: https://vimeo.com/418311180 What to Boycott: https://bdsmovement.net/get-involved/what-to-boycott Click to Donate: https://arab.org/click-to-help/palestine/thank-you/ Palestinian Children's Relief Fund: https://www.pcrf.net/ Middle East Children's Alliance: https://www.mecaforpeace.org/ More Information On Palestine Podcasts Public Health and Palestine The Asymptomatic Two State Solution Debunking the Most Common Anti-Palestinian Talking Points Reading List https://tadweenpublishing.com/blogs/news/essential-readings-palestinians-in-latin-america https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/culture/culture-news/g36449834/books-israel-palestine-conflict/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
Thu, October 19, 2023
A Short History of La Placita Olvera
Placita Olvera is a historic street in Los Angeles, vital to California history but with some dark moments in its past. In February 26, 1931, La Placita was full with almost 400 people when immigration agents sealed off exits, arrested and deported many, including Mexican-American citizens. On today's episode, Cristina tells Carmen about La Placita Olvera. They also discuss the Golondrina Cafe and how the owners are facing eviction. This is the link to help save La Golondrina Cafe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-beat-the-city-of-los-angeles-and-open If you have topic suggestions, feel free email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Sources https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-feb-25-me-30223-story.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olvera_Street https://www.kcrw.com/news/shows/greater-la/born-razed/la-placita-church https://lamag.com/dining/olvera-street-la-golondrina-faces-permanent-closure https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_Sterling https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81vila_Adobe https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/la-placita-raid/ Books mentioned: Decade of Betrayal: Mexican Repatriation in the 1930s (Revised) Raymond Rodríguez (Author) Francisco E Balderrama Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
Thu, October 05, 2023
Myrna Mack Chang
Myrna Mack Chang was a Guatemalan anthropologist whose research brought to light the atrocities committed by the Guatemalan government against the Maya. She also fought for better treatment for the Maya; unfortunately, she was assassinated by the government for speaking out, and her family fought a decades long battle for justice. On today's episode, Carmen tells Cristina the story of Myrna Mack Chang. If you have topic suggestions, feel free email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ W Sources https://pressbooks.claremont.edu/soc189kspring21group2/part/ten-years-of-spring-citizen-participation-in-guatemalas-land-reform-law/ https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/murder-myrna-mack/ https://aaww.org/myrna-mack-chang-chinese-guatemalan-human-rights-defender/ https://www.democracynow.org/2003/9/11/sept_11_1990_u_s_backed https://digitalcommons.wcl.american.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer= https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=1417&context=hrbrief https://againstthecurrent.org/atc103/p631/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
Thu, September 14, 2023
A Brief History of the Guatemala Civil War
The roots of Guatemala’s civil war can be tied back to June 27, 1954, when the CIA orchestrated a coup against president Jacobo Arbenz Guzman to protect the profits of the infamous United Fruit Company. Over the next 40 years, a civil war ensued in which over 200,000 people lost their lives and atrocities were committed against the Maya. On today's episode, Carmen gives Cristina a brief history on the Guatemalan civil war, so that next episode, she can share the story of Myrna Mack Chang. If you have topic suggestions, feel free email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Sources https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/murder-myrna-mack/ https://aaww.org/myrna-mack-chang-chinese-guatemalan-human-rights-defender/ https://www.democracynow.org/2003/9/11/sept_11_1990_u_s_backed https://digitalcommons.wcl.american.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer= https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=1417&context=hrbrief https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/jacobo-arbenz-guzman-deposed/ https://hrdag.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/CEHreport-english.pdf Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
Thu, August 31, 2023
The Bath Riots
On January 28, 1917, seventeen year old Carmelita Torres refused to exit the trolley on the Santa Fe Bridge and follow US health officials to a chemical bath. 30 women followed after her. Soon, that 30 became hundreds and then thousands. This would be called "the Bath Riots" and it lasted 2 days. Newspapers referred to the women as Amazons and called Carmelita Torres the red haired amazon. Not much is known about her, but she inspired thousands. If you have topic suggestions, feel free email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ W Sources https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/bath-riots Ringside Seat to a Revolution: An Underground Cultural History of El Paso and Juarez: 1893-1923 by David Dorado Romo. 2005. https://www.historians.org/research-and-publications/perspectives-on-history/summer-2022/from-bath-riots-to-blocking-asylum-public-health-and-race-at-the-us-mexico-border https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/el-paso-bath-house-riots-1917 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
Thu, August 17, 2023
Santos Rodriguez: The March of Justice
On July 24, 1973, twelve year old Santos Rodriguez was brutally murdered by Dallas Police Officer Darell Cain, but the murder pushed the Mexican American community of Dallas to demand justice. On today's episode, Carmen tells Cristina about the violent and tragic murder of Santos and how the Mexican American community came together in the aftermath. TW: murder of a child, police violence, mention of suicide If you have topic suggestions, feel free email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Sources https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/santos-rodriguez/ https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2013/07/24/205121429/How-The-Death-Of-A-12-Year-Old-Changed-The-City-Of-Dallas https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2013/07/22/40-years-after-santos-rodriguezs-murder-scars-remain-for-family-neighbors-and-dallas/ https://flashbackdallas.com/2018/07/28/santos-rodriguez-the-march-of-justice-1973/ https://flashbackdallas.com/2018/07/24/santos-rodriguez1960-1973/ https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nv2WzKtYFX4f1fLfuX_3IoBKo-t_QB5q/view https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xHG6z8cEMS_GxE88bL3fR5IuLUp1NB2U/view https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/48-years-after-his-murder-santos-rodriguezs-mother-gets-an-apology-from-dallas-police/287-131a3387-6ed7-4031-a1f9-d0d40ecd6f49 https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/santos-rodriguez-statue-unveiling-dallas-police-darrell-cain/287-1791a5c8-4007-4a03-b0bc-b96f9e209b43 https://www.dmagazine.com/frontburner/2023/07/santos-rodriguez-was-killed-50-years-ago-dallas-remembers-him-as-beautiful-innocent-and-free/ https://issuu.com/ghevergreen/docs/february_2017_6a077638dfa1d9 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
Thu, July 27, 2023
The Unknown Hispano History of the Manhattan Project
During opening weekend, Oppenheimer, raked in$80.5 million, second to Barbie. While the film Oppenheimer is about physicist Robert Oppenheimer and his efforts to create the atomic bomb, what many movie goes do not know, is that this "near-desolate" land where all this was taking place, was actually not empty. It was home to indigenous people and to several Hispano families. They were displaced for Oppenheimer's labs, then, on July 16th, 1945, these same communities, the downwinders, lives were changed forever. On today's episode, Cristina tells Carmen about the less known history of the Manhattan project, the Hispano communities displaced by the construction of the labs and the Hispanos, known as downwinders, who were affected after the test bomb was detonated. If you have topic suggestions, feel free email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Sources https://www.sciencehistory.org/stories/magazine/in-the-shadow-of-oppenheimer/ http://lanl-the-rest-of-the-story.blogspot.com/2008/07/lab-workers-awarded-12-million-by-sarah.html?m=1 https://www.justice.gov/civil/common/reca https://ahf.nuclearmuseum.org/voices/oral-histories/rosario-martinez-fiorillos-interview/ https://www.rehumanizeintl.org/post/sacrificed-in-the-name-of-global-power-how-us-nuclear-policy-harmed-native-american-nations#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16900514411331&referrer= https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share= https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rehumanizeintl.org%2Fpost%2Fsacrificed-in-the-name-of-global-power-how-us-nuclear-policy-harmed-native-american-nations https://ahf.nuclearmuseum.org/ahf/history/hispanos-los-alamos/ https://ahf.nuclearmuseum.org/ahf/history/civilian-displacement-los-alamos-nm/ https://ahf.nuclearmuseum.org/ahf/history/native-americans-and-manhattan-project/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
Thu, July 13, 2023
Luisa Moreno
Luisa Moreno was Guatemalan labor movement activist, she unionized workers, led strikes, and brought together first national Latino civil rights assembly in 1939. She paved the road for future labor movements like the United Farm Workers, yet her name is not as well known. On today's episode, Cristina tells Carmen about Luisa Moreno If you have topic suggestions, feel free email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com o Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ W Sources https://sandiegohistory.org/journal/1995/october/moreno/ https://www.si.edu/newsdesk/releases/national-museum-american-history-looks-latino-labor-rights https://americacomesalive.com/luisa-moreno-1907-1992-labor-organizer/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/guatemalan-immigrant-luisa-moreno-expelled-us-groundbreaking-labor-activism-180969750/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luisa_Moreno https://americanhistory.si.edu/american-enterprise/new-perspectives/luisa-moreno https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Under_a_Texas_Moon Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
Thu, June 29, 2023
Pedro Zamora
Pedro Zamora gained notoriety as a cast member in season four of the Real World. As a Real World cast member, Pedro touched many lives and humanized AIDS/HIV. Prior to the Real World, Pedro was an AIDS educator and he even testified before congress advocating for better HIV/AIDS educational programs. On today's episode, Carmen tells Cristina about Pedro Zamora.. If you have topic suggestions, feel free email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ W Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_Zamora https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariel_boatlift https://www.hrc.org/news/hrc-honors-five-latinx-lgbtq-historical-figures-for-latinx-heritage-month https://www.aidsmemorial.org/post/pedro-zamora https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_(film) http://www.therainbowtimesmass.com/positive-thoughts-passing-the-torch-pedro-zamoras-impact/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
Thu, June 22, 2023
Jose Sarria
Did you know, the first openly gay candidate to run for a public office in the United States was a Latino man and a drag queen? Jose Sarria was an instrumental activist to the LGBTQ+ community, he was a veteran, a drag queen and an empress. On today's episode, Cristina tells Carmen about the historic and iconic, Jose Sarria If you have topic suggestions, feel free email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ W Sources https://sfbaytimes.com/jose-sarria-the-drag-queen-who-changed-san-francisco/ https://latina.com/the-empress-is-a-man-the-drag-royalty-of-jose-julio-sarria/#amp_ct=1686458693576&_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16864586406550&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share= https%3A%2F%2Flatina.com%2Fthe-empress-is-a-man-the-drag-royalty-of-jose-julio-sarria%2F https://legacyprojectchicago.org/person/jose-sarria https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Sarria Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
Thu, June 08, 2023
Jessie Lopez De La Cruz
Jessie Lopez De La Cruz was a Mexican America Farm worker and activist. She was the first women to work as a recruiter for the United Farm Workers and she was responsible for the signing up the highest amount of new members. She also worked at the first UFW hiring hall, which was located at her house in Parlier, CA. She joined every strike and protest she could, she was a community organizer and she also taught English to farm workers. On today's episode, Cristina tells Carmen about this historic and iconic leader. If you have topic suggestions, feel free email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Sources Jessie De La Cruz: A Profile of a United Farm Worker by Gary Soto https://aflcio.org/2020/3/25/womens-history-month-profiles-jessie-lopez-de-la-cruz https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessie_Lopez_De_La_Cruz Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
Thu, June 01, 2023
The West High Walkout
On March 20, 1969, students of West High in Denver, CO walked out of their classes to protest racism. This became one of the most violent student protests in US history. The students were demanding bilingual classes, the firing of a racist teacher, for teachers to quit steering students toward the armed forces and more. On today's episode, Carmen tells Cristina about this moment in US History. If you have topic suggestions, feel free email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com o Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Sources https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/mexican-american-students-walkout/ https://www.veteransofhope.org/veterans/rodolfo-corky-gonzales/ https://www.historycolorado.org/press-release/2015/03/25/latino-students-denvers-west-high-walked-out-week-1969-protest https://latinohistoryproject.org/item/west-high-blowout-1969/# https://latinohistoryproject.org/item/west-high-school-walkout-of-1969-huelga-de-west-high-school-en-1969-2015/ https://latinohistoryproject.org/item/chicano-students-demands-at-west-high/ https://latinohistoryproject.org/item/chicano-students-demands-at-west-high/ https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/one-of-the-most-violent-student-protests-in-colorado-took-place-50-years-ago-today/73-005d4626-9536-47b8-87d8-102ba1ba2536 https://www.cpr.org/2019/03/18/chicano-progress-today-owes-much-to-the-denver-west-high-blowouts-of-50-years-ago/ https://www.cpr.org/2019/03/18/chicano-progress-today-owes-much-to-the-denver-west-high-blowouts-of-50-years-ago/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
Thu, May 11, 2023
The History of Chicano Park
The 1960s were a time of revolution, with many movements co-occurring across the United States. Inspired by these movements, one neighborhood made history. Barrio Logan in San Diego, California came together to stop the construction of a highway patrol substation and instead built their own park, now known as Chicano park. In this episode, Cristina tells Carmen about the occupation that led to Chicano park. If you have topic suggestions, feel free email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicano_Park https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/fifty-years-ago-fed-citys-neglect-san-diego-community-rose-create-chicano-park-180974764/ https://www.cntraveler.com/story/san-diegos-barrio-logan-remains-a-stronghold-of-chicano-culture#:~:text=Established%20by%20refugees%20of%20the,Chicano%20civic%20and%20cultural%20engagement. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrio_Logan,_San_Diego http://www.chicano-park.com/cpscbattleof.html https://www.fhcsd.org/history-of-family-health-centers-of-san-diego/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
Thu, May 04, 2023
Camilo Torres Restrepo
Camilo Torres Restrepo was a Colombian Roman Catholic priest and sociologist, who abandoned the priesthood for the revolution and became a guerrillero. Camilo is often referred to as “the revolutionary priest,” and during his life, he attempted to reconcile Marxism and Catholicism. Camilo paved the way for liberation theology, and is known as a pioneer of liberation theology. Listen to this episode to learn more about the revolutionary priest. If you have topic suggestions, feel free email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com o Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Sources https://thetricontinental.org/dossier-59-religious-fundamentalism-and-imperialism-in-latin-america/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camilo_Torres_Restrepo https://www.encyclopedia.com/humanities/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/torres-restrepo-camilo-1929-1966 https://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias/2016/02/160212_colombia_camilo_torres_cura_guerrillero_eln_nc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Violencia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marquetalia_Republic#:~:text=%22Marquetalia%20Republic%22%20was%20an%20unofficial,(approximately%201948%20to%201958). https://peoplesdispatch.org/2020/02/25/camilo-torres-restrepo-the-importance-of-unity-and-love-in-the-face-of-a-united-right/ https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/04/12/human-rights-watch-testimony-texas-state-hb-20-and-hb-7 https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/immigration/2023/04/12/activists-in-el-paso-rally-against-border-bills-in-texas-legislature/70108656007/ https://twitter.com/border_human/status/1646359860391342080?t=anysf5ozku9qjL1zkOEpEA&s=19 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
Thu, April 27, 2023
The Sanctuary Movement of the 1980s
In the 1980s, a network of religious congregations became known as the Sanctuary Movement. It started with a Presbyterian church and a Quaker meeting in Tucson, Arizona. They began legal and humanitarian assistance to Salvadoran and Guatemalan refugees in 1980. After two years, none of the refugees they assisted had been granted political asylum. That's when Rev. John Fife of Southside Presbyterian Church in Tucson announced — on the anniversary of the assassination of Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero — that his church would openly defy INS and become a sanctuary for Central Americans. These congregations were soon joined by networks of religious congregations and activists across the United States and Mexico. Carmen tells Cristina about the Sanctuary movement and after that, Cristina talks about HB20 and HB7, two house bills that are being opposed in Texas. If you have topic suggestions, feel free email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Sources https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/sanctuary-movement-arizona/ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanctuary_movement https://web.archive.org/web/20140715013959/https://repository.library.georgetown.edu/handle/10822/552658 https://twitter.com/border_human/status/1646359860391342080?t=anysf5ozku9qjL1zkOEpEA&s=19 https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/04/12/human-rights-watch-testimony-texas-state-hb-20-and-hb-7 https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/immigration/2023/04/12/activists-in-el-paso-rally-against-border-bills-in-texas-legislature/70108656007/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
Thu, April 20, 2023
La Gran Marcha
On December 15, 2005, the House of Representatives passed HR 4437, also known as the Sensenbrenner Bill. This bill sought to criminalize undocumented people, give the government extraordinary powers to detain non-citizens without meaningful review (and more). Many felt this was unconstitutional, including the immigrant community and the Latino/Latine community. They began to mobilize in numbers that had never been seen and on March 25th, 2006, made history, when millions protested HR 4437. It is estimated that 1.5 million marched in Los Angeles alone and protests continued throughout the year. Cristina and Carmen talk about HR 4437, their participation in student walkouts, May day and La Gran Marcha, as well as share their mom's story and a few more of those who protested. If you have topic suggestions, feel free email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Sources https://immigrationhistory.org/timeline/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Border_Protection,_Anti-terrorism_and_Illegal_Immigration_Control_Act_of_2005#:~:text=4437)%20was%20a%20bill%20in,did%20not%20pass%20the%20Senate. https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/4437 https://www.aclu.org/letter/aclu-letter-house-representatives-urging-opposition-hr-4437 https://www.hrw.org/news/2005/12/13/us-vote-against-border-protection-antiterrorism-and-illegal-immigration-control-act https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2006/03/stud-m30.html Latino Mass Mobilization: Immigration, Racialization, and Activism by Chris Zepeda-Millán Music Credits: "Laid Back Guitars" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ " Too Cool" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Acoustic Sentimental- Envato Elements Hopeful Thoughts- Envato Elements Hustlin' (Instrumental)- Neffex Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
Thu, April 13, 2023
Diane Rodriguez
In 2017, Diane Marie Rodriguez Zambrano was the first trans person to be elected to the National Assembly of Ecuador. Additionally, she made history in Ecuador by setting legal precedent that paved the way for trans people to be able to legally change their birth given names. Listen to this episode to learn more about Diane and her trailblazing activism and career. If you have topic suggestions, feel free email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Sources https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/former-sex-worker-first-trans-woman-elected-ecuador-s-senate-n817951 https://web.archive.org/web/20120605053019/http://gkillcity.com/index.php/fuck-you-curuchupa/725-diane-rodriguez-las-trans-en-ecuador-no-vivimos-en-democracia https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/profile/diane-rodriguez-zambrano https://globalstudies.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/224/2015/04/LGBT_Report_LatAm_v8-copy.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diane_Rodr%C3%ADguez https://web.archive.org/web/20131203032233/ http://www.aidsalliance.org/Newsdetails.aspx?Id=505 https://twitter.com/dianerodriguezz https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/transgender-couple-file-who-child-9958982 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
Thu, April 06, 2023
Chico Mendes
If you’re a Mana fan, you’ve probably heard the Cuando Los Angeles Lloran song, which is about Chico Mendes, but maybe you’ve never learned about Chico’s story beyond Mana’s song. Chico was a rural workers’ rights activist and environmentalist who fought to protect and preserve the Amazon rainforest, and was unfortunately killed for his activism. In this episode, Carmen tells Cristina about Chico Mendes. If you have topic suggestions, feel free email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com o Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chico_Mendes https://sites.google.com/a/ocsdnj.org/cweaver/social-studies/amazon-land-use-conflict/rubber-tappers https://www.rainforestfund.org/extractive-reserves-sustainable-harvesting-of-rainforest-resources/ https://archive.org/details/humanrightsessen00devi/page/202/mode/1up Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
Thu, March 30, 2023
Celestina Cordero
By the mid 1800s, the population pf Puerto Rico increased to half a million. Despite the increasing population, literacy rates for all of Puerto Rico were about six percent. Only six percent of the population on the island could read and write. Celestina Cordero and her siblings, sought to change this in Puerto Rico and for their entire life, they fought for the education of all. The Cordero siblings were vital to Puerto Rico's education system. In this episode, Cristina tells Carmen about Celestina Cordero, talks very briefly about Oscar Romero and brings a short El Salvador update. *Apologies for all the background noise* If you have topic suggestions, feel free email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
Thu, March 23, 2023
Comandanta Ramona
Comandanta Ramona was born in 1959. She was a Tzotzil Mayan woman & a revolutionary Zapatista who championed indigenous women’s rights. In this episode, Carmen tells Cristina about Comandanta Ramona’s legacy and Cristina has a Bukele/El Salvador update. If you have topic suggestions, feel free email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ W Sources https://www.latinolife.co.uk/articles/latin-americas-most-influential-feminists https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comandanta_Ramona https://schoolsforchiapas.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Who-is-Comandanta-Ramona_.pdf https://awomantoknow.substack.com/p/a-woman-to-know-comandanta-ramona https://www.bitchmedia.org/post/adventures-in-feministory-comandante-ramona-zapatista https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/glimpse-zapatista-movement-two-decades-later/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Andr%C3%A9s_Accords Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
Thu, March 16, 2023
Juana La Avanzadora
Juana Ramirez was born in 1790, she was a soldier, a heroine of the Venezuelan war for independence and a formerly enslaved Afro-Venezuelan. She earned the name La Avanzadora (the Advancer), a title earned because she was the first to courageously advance during battle. On this episode, Cristina tells Carmen about Juana La Avanzadora and Carmen has a Bukele/El Salvador update If you have topic suggestions, feel free email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com or use this form Twitter: https://twitter.com/historiaunknown Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Sources https://www.blackpast.org/global-african-history/people-global-african-history/juana-ramirez-1790-1856/ https://www.liberationschool.org/honoring-juana-ramirez-la-avanzadora/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juana_Ram%C3%ADrez https://aaregistry.org/story/the-afro-venezuelan-community-a-story/ Bukele update sources: https://elfaro.net/en/202302/opinion/26726/El-Salvador-Deals-Major-Blow-to-Nahuat--Language-Revitalization-Efforts.htm https://centralamericannews.substack.com/p/central-american-news-0b8 https://elfaro.net/en/202302/el_salvador/26739/El-Salvador-Government-Protection-of-MS-13-from-Extradition-Emerges-in-DOJ-Indictment.htm Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
Thu, March 09, 2023
Maria Remedios del Valle, the Mother of the Homeland
Maria Remedios del Valle is an Afro-Argentine woman, born in 1766 in Buenos Aires and through her brave fighting in the war for independence, she earned the title of "Mother of the Homeland", la madre de la patria. She had to fight for her pension and thanks to the work of Black organizations in Argentina, she is celebrated yearly on November 8. In 2013, November 8th was declared the “Day of Afro-Argentines and Afro-Culture.” In today's episode, Cristina tells Carmen about her story. If you have topic suggestions, feel free email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar%C3%ADa_Remedios_del_Valle https://casadelaindependencia.cultura.gob.ar/noticia/maria-remedios-del-valle-la-capitana-de-la-patria/ Ball, E., Seijas, T., &; Snyder, T. (2020). 20 María Remedios del Valle, Nineteenth-Century Argentina. In As if she were free: A collective biography of women and emancipation in the Americas. essay, Cambrigde University Press. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
Thu, March 02, 2023
Azucena Villaflor & Las Madres de la Plaza de Mayo
In 1976, Azucena Villaflor's seemingly normal life, changed forever. Her son Nestor, and his girlfriend disappeared, during a time when many people were disappearing in Argentina. She looked for him and when she was ignored by local authorities, she and other mothers began gathering at the Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires, all holding images of their missing loved ones and demanding answers. In December of 1977, the founder of the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo, Azucena herself, disappeared. TW for forced disappearances, state violence, murder and torture. If you have topic suggestions, feel free email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Sources https://www.latinolife.co.uk/articles/top-10-latin-american-female-revolutionaries https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-mar-24-fg-dirtywar24-story.html https://www.chimuadventures.com/blog/2016/12/dirty-war-argentina/#:~:text=The%20disappeared%20children%20of%20the%20Dirty%20War&text=It%20is%20estimated%20that%20around,identities%2C%20or%20their%20real%20families. https://open.spotify.com/episode/7Ch6q78my43stnIC8jBAkS?si=VOD9x4f4TCy8SzpqR1CNDw&context=spotify%3Ashow%3A0WXHcjuxPw7kmbmH2klfPY https://open.spotify.com/episode/3GxFwuH2VdIibnFwEqieRM?si=RPPXtD20TSuP-wcEgg-41g&context=spotify%3Ashow%3A4C7xfgjjgRwg4gB42zehzu https://open.spotify.com/episode/4k8n5tNbroNtQqzHDeCdWF?si=emM91eesRM6CJpOg7vt6Dw&context=spotify%3Ashow%3A2UrDPGhLf95TXal1Fs4zPs https://www.britannica.com/event/Dirty-War Biografía de Azucena Villaflor: Creadora del movimiento Madres de Plaza de Mayo (Biblioteca 8 de marzo) (Spanish Edition) by Enrique Arrosagaray Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
Thu, February 23, 2023
Toña la Negra
One woman, one Black Mexican woman, made history singing Boleros and in Mexican music. She had a voice like no other. She was Toña la Negra. She was a Black Mexican woman, of Haitian ancestry, performing, singing, dancing, in a culture that denied her existence. Mexico didn't count Afro-Mexicans in the census until 2010. She proudly sang of her culture. In today's episdoe, Cristina tells Carmen about Toña la Negra's legacy. If you participated in the 2006 student walkouts or La Gran Marcha, please email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com If you have topic suggestions, feel free email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com o Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Sources https://www.latinolife.co.uk/articles/we-love-tona-la-negra-1912-1982 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To%C3%B1a_la_Negra https://youtu.be/qmtNPRxZyaU https://caravanzers.com/tona-la-negra/ https://foreverblackeffusion.wordpress.com/2014/12/04/tona-la-negra/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
Thu, February 16, 2023
A Brief History of The Young Lords and Denise Oliver-Velez
The Young Lords started as a street gang in the Lincoln Park in Chicago, but not long after, they became a political organization, working with the Black Panthers and other groups in the Rainbow Coalition. They still fight today for neighborhood empowerment and self-determination for Puerto Rico, Latinos, and colonized people. Denise Oliver-Velez became an integral member in the Young Lords Organization during the 1970s and she went on to continue amazing work in human rights and education. In today's episode, Cristina tells Carmen about the Young Lords, about Denise Oliver-Velez and at the end of the episode, Carmen brings a new segment, where she gives updates on the situation in El Salvador. If you participated in the 2006 student walkouts or La Gran Marcha, please email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com If you have topic suggestions, feel free email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denise_Oliver-Velez Young Lords : A Reader edited by Derrick Enck-Wanzer, Irish Morales, Denise Oliver-Velez https://guides.loc.gov/latinx-civil-rights/young-lords-organization https://darrylrobertson3491.medium.com/a-history-of-the-young-lords-revolution-part-one-bdafa45f3ffb The Young Lords ft Denise Oliver-Velez - Bryan Knight YouTube video Johanna Fernandez Presents "the Young Lords: A Radical History" Take Over How We Occupied a Hospital and Changed Public Healthcare- Documentary Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
Thu, February 09, 2023
Gaspar Yanga
Usually when discussing the enslavement of Africans, the United States immediately comes to mind and many, don't even think about Latin America. The trafficking of enslaved Black people in Mexico was thriving, especially from 1509 to 1619. In that time period, at least 120,000 enslaved were trafficked to Mexico. Of course, as with all oppression, there were uprisings and revolts. One successful revolt was that of Gaspar Yanga, who escaped enslavement, into the mountains, of Veracruz. He stayed there, welcoming other escaped formerly enslaved Africans and they formed Yanga. They called themselves Yanguicos. On today's episode, Crisina tells Carmen about Gaspar Yanga and the Yanguicos. If you have topic suggestions, feel free email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com o Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Sources https://read.dukeupress.edu/hahr/article/46/3/235/158429/Negro-Slave-Control-and-Resistance-in-Colonial http://www.blackhistoryheroes.com/2011/05/gaspar-yanga-1570-african-slave-revolt.html?m=1 https://daily.jstor.org/mexicos-yanga-commenorates-founding/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
Thu, February 02, 2023
Protests Against Bukele
Despite numerous human rights violations, fraud, authoritarianism, and corruption, the Salvadoran President, Bukele, has immense support from Salvadorans, but even among intense oppression, there are also brave dissidents who oppose Bukele. In the episode titled El Salvador: the History of Bukele, Carmen shared how Bukele rose to power and in the episode titled El Salvador: Bukele and the State of Exception, Carmen shared about the human rights violations and state violence that have occurred during the state of exception. Now, on today’s episode Carmen tells Cristina about protests and movements against Bukele. If you have topic suggestions, thoughts or any comments feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Sources https://cispes.org/article/thousands-protest-independence-day-el-salvador?language=es https://thehill.com/homenews/news/577129-thousands-protest-against-bukele-in-el-salvador-as-grievances-mount/ https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/thousands-protest-against-bukele-government-in-el-salvador https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2020/4/22/central-america-unrest-repression-grow-amid-coronavirus-crisis https://www.aa.com.tr/en/pg/photo-gallery/health-workers-protest-in-front-of-congress-in-el-salvador-and-ask-for-strict-quarantine https://peoplesdispatch.org/2020/05/15/massive-protests-in-el-salvador-against-president-nayib-bukele/ https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/10/18/thousands-protest-in-el-salvador-against-bukele-government Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
Thu, January 26, 2023
Hero Dogs That Made History
During chaos, disasters and loss, it seems that you can look and always see a furry friend, there to help. Hero dogs like Frida, who rescued many after earthquakes, but also unofficial rescue dogs like Citla, who was known to help lost mountain climbers in Mexico. On today's episode, Carmen and Cristina tell each other about these historic and heroic puppers. If you have topic suggestions, thoughts or any comments feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Sources https://www.mexicodesconocido.com.mx/citla-el-perro-de-nieve-que-salvo-a-montanistas-en-el-pico-de-orizaba.html https://www.vallartadaily.com/citla-mountain-dog/ https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/mexicos-frida-beloved-rescue-dog-turned-national-icon-dies-2022-11-16/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Puebla_earthquake#:~:text=The%20Mexico%20City%20campus%20of,Mexico%20earthquake%20rescue%20efforts%20continued. https://www.npr.org/2022/11/20/1138051087/mexico-pays-tribute-to-frida-the-golden-labrador-who-saved-lives https://www.cbsnews.com/news/frida-dog-mexico-frida-the-hero-rescue-dog-who-became-a-symbol-of-hope-after-deadly-mexico-earthquake-retires/ https://www.odditycentral.com/animals/hero-dog-leads-rescuers-to-84-year-old-owner-who-had-been-missing-for-a-week.html Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
Thu, January 19, 2023
The History of Gum and Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
Gum or forms of gum have been used by people for the longest time, but the commercialization of gum is relatively new, in terms of history. In the Americas, indigenous peoples have been chewing gum for, well, forever. In the Yucatan region, their gum is chicle based and chicle is the milky latex of the sapodilla tree. These trees were abundant in southern Mexico, Guatemala and Belize. What does chicle have to do with former Mexican president Santa Anna? On today's episode, Cristina tells Carmen about the history of gum and what it has to do with former Mexican president Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna. If you have topic suggestions, thoughts or any comments feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ W Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_L%C3%B3pez_de_Santa_Anna https://www.thoughtco.com/antonio-lopez-de-santa-anna-biography-2136663 https://www.npr.org/2009/07/12/106439600/chicle-a-chewy-story-of-the-americas CHICLE: THE CHEWING GUM OF THE AMERICAS, FROM THE ANCIENT MAYA TO WILLIAM WRIGLEY BY JENNIFER P. MATHEWS Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
Thu, January 12, 2023
El Salvador: Bukele and the State of Exception
On March 25, 2022, until the 28th, 87 homicides took place in El Salvador. These 3 deadly days led President Nayib Bukele to enact a State of Exception. The state of exception is temporary, to address emergency situations, but Bukele has continuously extended the 30 day exception. As of today, 1/12/22, the state of exception is still in place. Thousands have been arrested and hundreds have reported abuses during the state of exception. On today's episode, Carmen tells Cristina about the state of exception and shares stories of those that have been affected. This is part three of our 3 part topic discussing El Salvador. If you have topic suggestions, thoughts or any comments feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Sources - https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2019/02/09/americas/el-salvador-president-bukele-profile-intl/index.html https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2021/sep/26/naybib-bukele-el-salvador-president-coolest-dictator https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/08/nayib-bukele-salvador-millenial-dictator-authoritarianism.html https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/el-salvador-bitcoin-law-volcano-bonds-nayib-bukele-1388472/ https://open.spotify.com/episode/4dj7fZ7p4g7N9a8IXlerz0?si=D4IABWPnTBuO2E9mfOGC0Q&context=spotify%3Ashow%3A3skDSKvB1twtAxgLh0645y https://open.spotify.com/episode/6f0wIZz54TJNgGDOkxkp0O?si=8MLMvvI4QJuE87DPEfV7oA&context=spotify%3Ashow%3A3skDSKvB1twtAxgLh0645y https://youtu.be/2o5VApD_dKU https://open.spotify.com/episode/0ysZMGaE78eJG59v9SxHcf?si=eAOGy5qaR1Wm_6BDkUCw6Q&context=spotify%3Ashow%3A3skDSKvB1twtAxgLh0645y https://open.spotify.com/episode/6KFzaQEeGKtf9OhySU5McI?si=xYdDKIROTrODx_hTA-N84g&context=spotify%3Ashow%3A3skDSKvB1twtAxgLh0645y https://journalofdemocracy.org/articles/latin-america-erupts-millennial-authoritarianism-in-el-salvador/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
Thu, January 05, 2023
El Salvador: the History of Bukele
A democratic two party government was put in place after the long Salvadoran civil war. These parties were the FMLN and ARENA, but throughout the years, both parties have seen a number of corruption scandals. From these scandals and mistrust, one politician was able to rise to power, but had his own share of corruption . This episode is part two of a series of episodes on El Salvador. Last episode, Cristina talked about El Mozote Massacre and the civil war, which ended in a discussion on the current president, Bukele and his part in ending the trial of el Mozote. On this episode, Carmen shares the history of Bukele and what led him to gain power. In the final installment, next episode, Carmen will discuss Bukele's State of Exception If you have topic suggestions, thoughts or any comments feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Sources - https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2019/02/09/americas/el-salvador-president-bukele-profile-intl/index.html https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2021/sep/26/naybib-bukele-el-salvador-president-coolest-dictator https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/08/nayib-bukele-salvador-millenial-dictator-authoritarianism.html https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/el-salvador-bitcoin-law-volcano-bonds-nayib-bukele-1388472/ https://open.spotify.com/episode/4dj7fZ7p4g7N9a8IXlerz0?si=D4IABWPnTBuO2E9mfOGC0Q&context=spotify%3Ashow%3A3skDSKvB1twtAxgLh0645y https://open.spotify.com/episode/6f0wIZz54TJNgGDOkxkp0O?si=8MLMvvI4QJuE87DPEfV7oA&context=spotify%3Ashow%3A3skDSKvB1twtAxgLh0645y https://youtu.be/2o5VApD_dKU https://open.spotify.com/episode/0ysZMGaE78eJG59v9SxHcf?si=eAOGy5qaR1Wm_6BDkUCw6Q&context=spotify%3Ashow%3A3skDSKvB1twtAxgLh0645y https://open.spotify.com/episode/6KFzaQEeGKtf9OhySU5McI?si=xYdDKIROTrODx_hTA-N84g&context=spotify%3Ashow%3A3skDSKvB1twtAxgLh0645y https://journalofdemocracy.org/articles/latin-america-erupts-millennial-authoritarianism-in-el-salvador/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
Thu, December 15, 2022
El Salvador: El Mozote Massacre
On December 11, 1981, the US trained Atlácatl battalion descended on the village of el Mozote (and surrounding villages) and enacted one of the worst human rights violations in Latin America. They murdered women, children and village. After their attack was over, it is estimated that at least 1000 civilians were killed. Survivors of the attack are still trying to seek justice. In this episode, Cristina tells Carmen about the Salvadoran civil war and the massacre of El Mozote. This episode discusses a massacre during the Salvadoran civil war, murder of children and rape are discussed, listen with care (or feel free to skip this episode if these are topics are triggering). If you have topic suggestions, thoughts or any comments feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Sources: http://www.lib.luc.edu/specialcollections/exhibits/show/ellacuria-tapes https://www.historycrunch.com/causes-of-the-cold-war.html#/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/05/13/us-role-el-mozote-massacre-still-echoes-immigration-today/ https://elfaro.net/es/201003/noticias/1416/How-we-killed-Archbishop-Romero.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvadoran_Civil_War#Aims_of_the_junta's_violent_repression https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlacatl_Battalion https://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/09/world/americas/09amaya.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8E-RJxjYMo https://www.dplf.org/en/resources/el-mozote-massacre-trial-decades-long-search-justice-el-salvador-continues https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/26/world/americas/el-salvador-el-mazote-massacre.html https://www.latinorebels.com/2018/09/06/daughterofelmozotesurvivor/ https://www.axios.com/el-mozote-salvador-massacre-40-years-22099231-a62f-45af-a53d-ddb639be60af.html https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%E1%BB%B9_Lai_massacre#:~:text=Victims%20included%20men%2C%20women%2C%20children,in%20C%20Company%2C%20was%20convicted. Danner, M. (2005). The massacre at El Mozote: A parable of the Cold War. Granta Books. https://www.propublica.org/article/survivors-and-families-of-victims-of-a-1981-el-salvador-massacre-see-justice-slip-away-again#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16707316579004&referrer= https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share= https%3A%2F%2Fwww.propublica.org%2Farticle%2Fsurvivors-and-families-of-victims-of-a-1981-el-salvador-massacre-see-justice-slip-away-again https://elfaro.net/en/202104/el_salvador/25441/US-Government-Hid-Presence-of-US-Advisor-in-Mozote-Massacre-Expert-Says.htm https://unfinishedsentences.org/el-faro-the-day-the-offended-of-el-mozote-silenced-the-military/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
Thu, December 08, 2022
The Ponce Massacre
A peaceful Palm Sunday parade turned deadly in Ponce, Puerto Rico in 1937. 21 Puerto Ricans were killed and more than 200 wounded, all at the hands of US funded Insular Police. In this episode, Cristina tells Carmen about this dark chapter of Puerto Rico history. If you have topic suggestions, thoughts or any comments feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Sources: https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ponce-massacre/ https://waragainstallpuertoricans.com/the-ponce-massacre/ Denis, N. A., & Denis, N. A. (2016). The Ponce Massacre. In War against all puerto ricans revolution and terror in America's colony. essay, Bold Type Books. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ponce_massacre Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
Thu, December 01, 2022
The History of International Adoption in Chile
Thousands of Chilean Children were stolen from their mothers during the Pinochet regime. They were sent abroad, to adoptive parents, to countries like Sweden, the Netherlands, Denmark, France, Germany and the United States. These adoptive parents had no idea their children were placed under adoption through coercive methods. Carmen tells Cristina about the dark history and corruption behind international adoption in Chile during the Pinochet regime If you have topic suggestions, thoughts or any comments feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Sources: https://people.com/human-interest/twins-stolen-at-birth-reunite-with-biological-mom-who-fought-to-find-them/ https://www.theguardian.com/news/2021/jan/26/chile-stolen-children-international-adoption-sweden https://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/american-firefighter-learns-chiles-stolen-children/story?id=84012146#:~:text=In%201983%2C%20Hilda%20Quezada%20Godoy,by%20the%20government%20of%20Chile. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-48929112 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_dictatorship_of_Chile_(1973%E2%80%931990)#Human_rights_violations https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-UyE4R64wU Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
Thu, November 24, 2022
El Cri-Cri
El Cri-Cri is a fictional cricket created by Francisco Gabilondo Soler. El Cri-Cri is arguably the most famous Spanish singing character, at least for the generation of millennials and above. His more than 200 songs hold a special place in history, but his songs are not without controversy. In today's episode, Cristina tells Carmen about the history, legacy and controversy behind El Cri-Cri If you have topic suggestions, thoughts or any comments feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Sources: https://remezcla.com/features/music/cri-cri-el-grilito-cantor-op-ed/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Gabilondo_Soler https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cri-Cri_(character) Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
Thu, November 17, 2022
Prudencia Ayala
Prudencia Ayala was an indigenous woman, writer, social activist and in 1930, she dared to run for president, in a time when women couldn't even vote in El Salvador (or in all of Latin America). In today's episode, Cristina tells Carmen about an amazing woman who made history by daring to run. If you have topic suggestions, thoughts or any comments feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com use Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Sources: https://www.americasquarterly.org/article/she-dared-to-run-the-unlikely-story-of-prudencia-ayala/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prudencia_Ayala https://web.archive.org/web/20070930185743/http://www.eldiariony.com/especiales/90/detail.aspx?id=700214&SectionId=46 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
Thu, November 10, 2022
Mustard Gas Experiments During WWII
Latines had a huge role in WWII, from filling in work shortages to filling in ranks in the United States Armed forces. Many Mexican and Puerto Rican members of the military were sent to the Philippines or different Latin American countries. Puerto Rican soldiers that were sent to Panama, participated in mustard gas experiments. They, along with Black and Japanese-American soldiers, were sought out for these experiments due to their race. In today's episode, Cristina tells Carmen about this dark chapter in WWII history. If you have topic suggestions, thoughts or any comments feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Sources: https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/08/03/534896928/for-veterans-mustard-gassed-in-secret-tests-help-now-sits-on-presidents-desk https://www.npr.org/2015/06/23/416408655/the-vas-broken-promise-to-thousands-of-vets-exposed-to-mustard-gas https://www.npr.org/2015/06/22/415194765/u-s-troops-tested-by-race-in-secret-world-war-ii-chemical-experiments Smith, S. L. (2008). Mustard gas and American race-based human experimentation in World War II. Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics, 36(3), 517+. https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A186516801/AONE?u=fvrl_main&sid=googleScholar&xid=c80913cf https://borinqueneers.com/en_US/soldier/ssg-gabriel-soto-rivera-ret Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
Thu, October 27, 2022
History of Sterilizations in California: Madrigal v. Quilligan
From 1909 to the 1970s, the state of California performed one third of all sterilizations in the United States. 20,000 sterilizations were performed during these years, to people that did not consent. The case of Madrigal v. Quilligan, took place in Los Angeles in the 1970s. Many unsuspecting women were coerced to sign paperwork to perform their sterilization, while others were told that the process could be reversed. Cristina tells Carmen about this dark chapter in California history and they also discuss the book Solito by Javier Zamora. If you have topic suggestions, thoughts or any comments feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Sources: No Mas Bebes. 2015. Directed by Renee Tajima-Peña https://guides.loc.gov/latinx-civil-rights/madrigal-v-quilligan#:~:text=and%20Photographs%20Division.-,Madrigal%20v.,for%20involuntary%20or%20forced%20sterilization. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madrigal_v._Quilligan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_m%C3%A1s_beb%C3%A9s https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/01/magazine/when-doctors-took-family-planning-into-their-own-hands.html https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/36db64c71e274d5092cfdd68f5b3c541 Music Credit: Hustlin' (Instrumental) · NEFFEX Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
Thu, October 20, 2022
The Guatemalan Syphilis Study
The Guatemalan Syphilis experiments were conducted in Guatemala from 1946 to 1948. They were led by John Cutler, who would go on participate in the Tuskegee Experiments. This was unknown, until Historian and Professor Susan Mokotoff Reverby found Cutler's archives, while she was researching the Tuskegee Experiments. Guatemala has condemned these experiments as crimes against humanity. Carmen tells Cristina about this dark chapter in Guatemala history and it's aftermath. They also discuss the recent news about Nury Martinez, former president of the Los Angeles City Council and her racists remarks. If you have topic suggestions, thoughts or any comments feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com Instagram, you can find pictures of topics discussed: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Website: https://www.historiasunknown.com/ Sources: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-guatemala-syphilis/u-s-researchers-broke-rules-in-guatemala-syphilis-study-idUSTRE77S3L120110829 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3828982/ http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/cover_story/2017/02/guatemala_syphilis_experiments_worse_than_tuskegee.html https://www.voanews.com/a/judge-lawsuit-over-guatemala-syphilis-experiment-to-proceed/4730000.html https://www.law.com/2022/04/22/federal-judge-dismisses-suit-against-johns-hopkins-rockefeller-foundation-over-nonconsensual-human-medical-experiments-in-guatemala/?slreturn=20220909212146 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
Thu, October 13, 2022
The History of Eugenics and Sterilizations in California
Eugenics was developed largely by Sir Francis Galton as a method of improving the human race, eugenics was increasingly discredited as unscientific and racially biased during the 20th century and it also informed many policies in California. In California, Mexicans were targeted by eugenic policies, making up the majority of people sterilized in during the 1900s. Cristina tells Carmen about eugenic history, sterilizations and how the same rhetoric exists today, in stereotypes about "dirty Mexicans" and "hyper breeder" Latina women. If you have topic suggestions, thoughts or any comments feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Sources: http://www.processhistory.org/sara-rosas-garcia/ https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/california-compensates-victims-forced-sterilizations-many-latinasrcna1471#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16640386522730&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share= https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbcnews.com%2Fnews%2Flatino%2Fcalifornia-compensates-victims-forced-sterilizations-many-latinas-rcna1471 Stern, A. (2016). Eugenic Nation (2nd ed.). University of California Press. Music Credit: Hustlin' (Instrumental) · NEFFEX Mentioned in this episode: Roe v wade For more information visit: https://choice.crd.co/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
Thu, September 22, 2022
Cliserio Reyes - The Boy Who Flew
Cliserio Reyes was a young boy in Mexico when the Torreon airport was built. He loved airplanes and dreamed of flying. This is the story of his dream. Since Carmen and I were busy to record together for this week, enjoy this mini-sode! If you have topic suggestions, thoughts or any comments feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Sources: https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,813604,00.htm https://www.mexicodesconocido.com.mx/cliserio-reyes-el-nino-mexicano-que-volo-a-12-mil-pies-montado-a-fuera-de-un-avion.html#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16603650652815&referrer= https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share= https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mexicodesconocido.com.mx%2Fcliserio-reyes-el-nino-mexicano-que-volo-a-12-mil-pies-montado-a-fuera-de-un-avion.htm https://www.tusbuenasnoticias.com/noticias/mexico/2022/06/23/13636-cliserio-reyes-el-joven-de-torreon-que-volo-agarrado-de-un-avion-y-luego-se-convirtio-en-piloto-comercial#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16603650652815&referrer= https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share= https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tusbuenasnoticias.com%2Fnoticias%2Fmexico%2F2022%2F06%2F23%2F13636-cliserio-reyes-el-joven-de-torreon-que-volo-agarrado-de-un-avion-y-luego-se-convirtio-en-piloto-comercial Music Credit: Hustlin' (Instrumental) · NEFFEX Sound effects and other music licensed through Envato Elements Mentioned in this episode: Roe v wade For more information visit: https://choice.crd.co/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
Thu, September 15, 2022
LGBTQ+ Mexican Revolutionaries
September 16th is Mexican Independence day, why not talk about another Mexican war, the Mexican revolution. While people like Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata are discussed when the revolution is discussed, there are people that are forgotten or erased from history. Today, we wanted to share two queer revolutionaries, Amelio Robles Avila and Manuel Palafox. If you have topic suggestions, thoughts or any comments feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amelio_Robles_%C3%81vila https://www.intomore.com/culture/amelio-robles-avila-trans-legend-of-the-mexican-revolution/ https://libcom.org/article/amelio-robles-gait-old-soldier-transgender-masculinity-mexican-revolution-gabriela-cano https://opencuny.org/rqmh/historical-vignettes/palafox/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Palafo https://culturacolectiva.com/history/emiliano-zapata-sexual-myth/ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emiliano_Zapata Music Credit: Hustlin' (Instrumental) · NEFFEX Mentioned in this episode: Roe v wade For more information visit: https://choice.crd.co/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
Thu, September 08, 2022
Emma Beatrice Tenayuca
It's labor day week, let's talk about a less known labor movement leader, Emma Beatrice Tenayuca. She was an American Labor leader and union organizer, yet, she's not as well known as other Mexican-American labor leaders that we know today, like Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta. She fought for Mexican workers in Texas, but is most well known for her role as a leader in the 1938 San Antonio Pecan shellers strike. If you have topic suggestions, thoughts or any comments feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Tenayuca https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/tenayuca-emma-beatrice https://www.zinnedproject.org/materials/thats-not-fair-no-es-justo/ Music Credit: Hustlin' (Instrumental) · NEFFEX Mentioned in this episode: Roe v wade For more information visit: https://choice.crd.co/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
Thu, August 18, 2022
The Story of "El Muelle de San Blas"
Mana is one of the most famous Mexican pop rock bands and their song, En El Muelle de San Blas is one their most well known and loved songs. It is based on a true story, but the true story and the song have their differences. This is the story behind Rebeca Blanca Leticia Suarez Mendez, the woman behind the song. If you have topic suggestions, thoughts or any comments feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Sources https://www.infobae.com/teleshow/2019/05/26/la-verdadera-historia-de-rebeca-mendez-la-mujer-que-inspiro-la-cancion-de-mana-en-el-muelle-de-san-blas/#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16603660717424&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share= https%3A%2F%2Fwww.infobae.com%2Fteleshow%2F2019%2F05%2F26%2Fla-verdadera-historia-de-rebeca-mendez-la-mujer-que-inspiro-la-cancion-de-mana-en-el-muelle-de-san-blas%2F https://culturacolectiva.com/musica/el-muelle-de-san-blas-cancione-de-mana-historia-real-letra/#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16603660717424&referrer= https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fculturacolectiva.com%2Fmusica%2Fel-muelle-de-san-blas-cancione-de-mana-historia-real-letra%2F La Novia Del Muelle by Blanca Leticia Suarez Music Credit: Hustlin' (Instrumental) · NEFFEX Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
Thu, August 04, 2022
The History of the Hard Shell Taco (in the United States)
The hard shell taco has become synonymous with Taco Bell and "white" people tacos, but the history and heritage of it, is actually very Mexican. The patent for the first hard shell taco mold was placed by a Oaxacan immigrant and the "inspiration" behind Taco Bell came from a woman who migrated from Jalisco, Mexico. So, how did this dish become white washed? Today, we bring you the history of the hard shell taco, a little bit of appropriation talk and a little bit of tiktok talk. If you have topic suggestions, thoughts or any comments feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Tiktok videos mentioned in today's episode: https://www.tiktok.com/@alexa.alexuh/video/7123335964554071342 https://www.tiktok.com/@janellerohner/video/7111779233600425262 Sources: https://whatsuppub.com/arts_culture/books/article_febfef9a-d859-11e2-87f6-0019bb30f31a.html https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/an-oral-history-of-hard-shell-tacos https://medium.com/the-interlude/historias-de-la-cocina-hard-shell-tacos-f380be90fb93 https://www.mitlacafesb.com/aboutus https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20210630-how-taco-bell-stole-the-taco https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/where-did-the-taco-come-from-81228162/ https://archives.sfweekly.com/foodie/2011/08/17/where-did-crispy-tacos-come-from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glen_Bell Music Credit: Hustlin' (Instrumental) · NEFFEX Sound Effect from Pixabay Mentioned in this episode: Roe v wade For more information visit: https://choice.crd.co/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
Thu, July 28, 2022
The History of International Adoption in Guatemala
Adoption is often presented as the solution to abortion, but the dark side of adoption is rarely talked about. In between 1996 and 2007, Guatemala was one of the major providers of children for international adoption and while for adoptive parents in the US, this was a win, the Guatemalan adoption system was riddled with corruption, coercion and abductions. This led to necessary reform that still has its flaws. If you have topic suggestions, thoughts or any comments feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Sources: http://www.icwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/EKF-18.pdf Adoption in Guatemala - Wikipedia Cleaning Up International Adoptions - TIME (archive.org) To catch a baby broker - International adoption- msnbc.com (archive.org) https://web.archive.org/web/20080127125525/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22756856/ Guatemala | Adoption | Gender & Justice Project | Schuster Institute | Brandeis University Music Credit: Hustlin' (Instrumental) · NEFFEX Mentioned in this episode: Roe v wade For more information visit: https://choice.crd.co/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
Thu, July 21, 2022
The Soccer War (La Guerra del Futbol)
In the summer of 1969, El Salvador and Honduras played three soccer games against each other and the winner would move on to the 1970 world cup. As they played the game of their lives, the soccer players had no idea the events that followed, would be known as the soccer war (also known as the one hundred hour war). For 4 days, El Salvador and Honduras were at war with each other. If you have topic suggestions, thoughts or any comments feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Sources: https://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias-america-latina-48785805#amp_ct=1656476189484&_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16564761446155&csi=1&referrer= https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fmundo%2Fnoticias-america-latina-48785805 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_War Our dad! Music Credit: Hustlin' (Instrumental) · NEFFEX Mentioned in this episode: Roe v wade For more information visit: https://choice.crd.co/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
Thu, July 07, 2022
Vieques 1999: When Puerto Rico Kicked Out the Navy
Vieques is a little island, 8 miles from mainland Puerto Rico. From the 1920s until 2003, 2/3rds of the island was occupied by the US Navy. Day after, day, the people of Vieques lived with bombs falling every day. Until they had enough. Petition to demand healthcare, clean up, sustainable development and demilitarization and return of the land for Vieques. http://act.rootsaction.org/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=7743 If you have topic suggestions, thoughts or any comments feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Sources: https://guides.loc.gov/latinx-civil-rights/vieques-island-protests https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/puerto-ricans-force-united-states-navy-out-vieques-island-1999-2003 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Navy_in_Vieques,_Puerto_Rico https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2019/7/1/puerto-ricos-vieques-still-reels-from-decades-of-us-navy-bombing https://theworld.org/stories/2019-07-16/puerto-rico-s-vieques-island-ousted-us-navy-now-fight-s-against-airbnb https://projectpulso.org/2022/01/26/navy-bombings/ https://study.com/learn/lesson/foraker-act-purpose-overview-1900.html Music Credit: Hustlin' (Instrumental) · NEFFEX Mentioned in this episode: Roe v wade For more information visit: https://choice.crd.co/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
Thu, June 30, 2022
Revolutionary Dogs
Dogs hold many titles, they are family, they rescue, they protect, they are loved. Some dogs become symbols of a revolution. When mass protests broke out in Chile, in 2011 and again in 2019, some beloved street dogs rose to fame for marching with students. These dogs are El Negro Matapacos, El Rucio Capucha and El Vaquita. If you have topic suggestions, thoughts or any comments feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Sources: https://historyofyesterday.com/the-chilean-street-dog-who-protested-for-educational-reform-bb8d43f09224 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011%E2%80%932013_Chilean_student_protests https://blurredbylines.com/blog/el-negro-matapacos-riot-dogs-el-vaquita-loukanikos-kanellos-protesters/ https://www.theclinic.cl/2019/11/19/inesperado-final-de-la-historia-del-rucio-capucha-perro-sufrio-el-impacto-del-chorro-del-guanaco-y-fue-hospitalizado/ https://www.rockandpop.cl/2019/11/perro-rucio-capucha-fue-adoptado/ https://www.lmneuquen.com/la-historia-rucio-capucha-el-perro-callejero-que-encabezo-las-manifestaciones-chile-n669896 https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/chilean-students-protest-capital-early-test-president-boric-2022-03-25/ Music Credit: Hustlin' (Instrumental) · NEFFEX Abortion funds information: https://abortionfunds.org/need-abortion/ Mentioned in this episode: Roe v wade For more information visit: https://choice.crd.co Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
Thu, June 23, 2022
The 1970 Uvalde School Walkouts
Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas was the epicenter of a historic school walkout during the Chicano movement. In 1970, the firing of one beloved Mexican-American teacher set off a fire in the Mexican community of Uvalde and they were ready to stand for their rights. This is the story of the school walkouts. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Sources https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counterculture_of_the_1960s#Social_and_political_movements Nittle, Nadra Kareem. (2021, February 16). History of the Chicano Movement. https://www.thoughtco.com/chicano-movement-brown-and-proud-2834583 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_L.A._walkouts https://oie.duke.edu/brown-v-board-education-there-was-8-year-old sylviamendez#:~:text=Gonzalo%20Mendez%2C%20Sylvia's%20father%2C%20decided,Federal%20District%20court%20in%201946. https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/article/Uvalde-activist-who-led-40-year-fight-honored-2163847.php https://iberoaztlan.com/articles/remembering-the-uvalde-public-school-walkout-of-1970/ https://www.npr.org/2022/05/31/1102260606/what-robb-elementary-school-has-meant-in-uvaldes-history-of-mexican-activism https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/2022/05/27/uvalde-school-shooting-mexican-americans-fought-decades-improve-school-system/9946424002/ https://as-ansar.org/news/before-texas-school-shooting-mexican-americans-fought-for-decades-to-improve-school-system/ https://voces.lib.utexas.edu/collections/stories/olga-mu%C3%B1oz-rodriguez Music Credit: Hustlin' (Instrumental) · NEFFEX Mentioned in this episode: Roe v wade For more information visit: https://choice.crd.co/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
Bonus · Thu, June 09, 2022
Las Soldaderas & the Saint Patrick's Battalion Featuring Espooky Tales Podcast
There are stories that often go unknown in history, las Soldaderas and the Saint Patrick's Batallion are two that fit that bill. Las Soldaderas are women who fought during the Mexican Revolution and whose contributions to victory often go uncredited. The Saint Patrick's Battalion was mostly comprised of Irish and Irish-American soldiers who fought for Mexico during the Mexican-American war. Since Carmen & I were busy hanging out, we are featuring this episode of Espooky Tales instead. If you've already listened, feel free to skip or listen again! Espooky Tales: www.espookytales.com/folllow If you have topic suggestions, thoughts or any comments feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Sources: https://www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/feature/mexican-revolution/ https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/english/brave-women-mexican-revolution https://gabrielamendozagarciafolklorico.com/2019/01/06/five-surprising-facts-about-las-adelitas/ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/mexicolife/adelitas-of-the-mexica-revolution/ https://stmuscholars.org/the-unrecognized-soldier-of-the-mexican-revolution-petra-herrera-and-the-adelitas/ From Soldadera to Adelita: The Depiction of Women in the Mexican Revolution Delia Fernández McNair Scholars Journal Volume 13 | Issue 1 Article 6 http://www.theheroinecollective.com/petra-herrara-soldier-of-the-mexican-revolution/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petra_Herrera https://second.wiki/wiki/adela_velarde_pc3a9rez https://www.cadenacollective.com/blogs/cadena-collective/resilient-women-courage-of-the-mexican-revolution-la-adelita https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmen_Serd%C3%A1n Mentioned in this episode: Roe v wade For more information visit: https://choice.crd.co/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
Thu, June 02, 2022
Sylvia Rivera
Sylvia Rivera is often remembered for the stonewall uprising, but she was much more than that. She identified as a drag queen, she was a trans rights activist, and an advocate for unhoused people. Even on her deathbed, she continued to fight for Trans rights. If you have topic suggestions, thoughts or any comments feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Sources: https://youtu.be/BEXmJL9nadc https://lithub.com/on-makeup-as-a-tool-for-queer-resistance/ https://www.workers.org/2006/us/lavender-red-73/ https://www.nyclgbtsites.org/site/gay-activists-alliance-actions-at-city-hall/ https://www.redalyc.org/pdf/377/37719107.pdf - Still At the Back of The Bus: Sylvia Rivera’s Struggle. El Centro Journal by Jessi Gan, 2007. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvia_Rivera_Law_Project https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Shepard Music Credit: Hustlin' (Instrumental) · NEFFEX Mentioned in this episode: Roe v wade For more information visit: https://choice.crd.co/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
Thu, May 26, 2022
The Shady Labor Practices of America's Favorite Soft Drink
There's a certain soft drink that comes to mind when you think of family parties, popcorn and movies and America, but what probably doesn't come to mind is the dark history behind that soft drink. A history that includes shady marketing and murderous union-busting activity. If you have topic suggestions, thoughts or any comments feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Sources for this episode: The Coke Machine: The Dirty Truth Behind the World's Favorite Soft Drink by Michael Blanding the Coca-Cola Company: Corporate Rap Sheet from the Corporate Research Project (https://www.corp-research.org/coca-cola-company, http://www.killercoke.org/), article in the prospect titled The Coca-Cola Killings by David Bacon (https://prospect.org/features/coca-cola-killings/) article in The Guardian titled Coca-Cola boycott launched after killings at Colombian plants by Sibylla Brodzinsky (https://www.theguardian.com/media/2003/jul/24/marketingandpr.colombia) Wikipedia page for the Sinaltrainal v Coca-Company lawsuit (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinaltrainal_v._Coca-Cola_Co.) Mentioned in this episode: Roe v wade For more information visit: https://choice.crd.co/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
Thu, May 19, 2022
The Battle of Chavez Ravine
Baseball is often referred to as America's National Pastime. Stadiums are full of cheering fans, but few think of the ugly history behind the very stadiums they sit in. Chavez Ravine was a thriving Mexican-American community before being forced out for the Dodger Stadium. If you have topic suggestions, thoughts or any comments feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Sources: https://medium.com/@kinggsoto/the-three-chicano-communities-buried-underneath-dodger-stadium-bddc2d4312e https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Chavez_Ravine#:~:text=The%20Battle%20of%20Chavez%20Ravine,in%20Los%20Angeles'%20Chavez%20Ravine. https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2017/10/31/561246946/remembering-the-communities-buried-under-center-field Stealing Home: Los Angeles, the Dodgers and the Lives Caught in Between by Eric Nusbaum https://www.zinnedproject.org/materials/chavez-ravine Music credit: Hustlin' (Instrumental) · NEFFEX Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
Thu, May 12, 2022
Taking presents away during Christmas.... Patreon Teaser
For some of our Patreon episodes, we hunt down AITA Reddit stories that involve money issues and blame capitalism! Just kidding, but we do read them and react. We want to do something lighter than the dark and heavy topics of our regular episodes. All Patreon funds will go to helping communities in Latin America. If you would like to help us do that, join the patreon! Support the pod on Patreon & help us donate funds to communities in Latin America- https://www.patreon.com/itwascapitalism Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/historiaunknown Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Music- Hustlin' by Neffex Mentioned in this episode: Roe v wade preroll For more information visit: https://choice.crd.co/
Fri, May 06, 2022
Announcement
Hi everyone! Cristina here, we just wanted to make an announcement. After some discussion, Carmen and I decided to rebrand a bit! We wanted to change the name to better describe all of the topics we are discussing here. We of course will still be touching on corrupt corporations and capitalism in Latin America, as we did with episode one (about the history of the coffee industry in Guatemala and El Salvador), but we also want to cover more unknown history involving Latin America and Latino/Latine communities in the US. With that said, we will now be Historias Unknown! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/historiasunkown Mentioned in this episode: Roe v wade preroll For more information visit: https://choice.crd.co/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
Thu, May 05, 2022
Bitter Cup of Coffee: Coffee & Capitalism in Guatemala and El Salvador
For many, coffee is a staple in every day life, but few know of the dark history involved in the creation of the coffee industry in the Americas. In this episode, Cristina tells Carmen about the history of the coffee industry. A history that includes enslaved labor, stealing land from indigenous people and lots of blood. If you have topic suggestions, thoughts or any comments feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Music credits- Hustlin' (Instrumental) · NEFFEX Bossa In My Heart- SergeQuadrado Show notes: https://www.historiasunknown.com/blog/the-history-of-coffee-in-guatemala-and-el-salvador/ Sources: Coffeeland One Man's Dark Empire and the Making of Our Favorite Drug By Augustine Sedgewick · 2020 https://theconversation.com/the-dark-side-of-coffee-an-unequal-social-and-environmental-exchange-46838 https://fairworldproject.org/starbucks-has-a-slave-labor-problem/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decree_900\ https://edisciplinas.usp.br/pluginfile.php/4413555/mod_resource/content/1/TXT%2012%20William%20Gervase%20Clarence-Smith%2C%20Steven%20Topik%20-%20The%20Global%20Coffee%20Economy%20in%20Africa%2C%20Asia%2C%20and%20Latin%20America%2C%201500-1989%20%282003%29-211-228.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_coffee#Americas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Matanza https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/would-you-kill-for-a-cup-of-coffee Mentioned in this episode: Roe v wade preroll For more information visit: https://choice.crd.co/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
Trailer · Fri, April 08, 2022
Historias Unknown Trailer
This is Historias unknown, a podcast where hosts, Carmen and Cristina, talk about Latin American history. Sometimes it’s horrible and deals with heavy topics like racism, corruption & genocide but more that that, it’s also about resistance, power & community. Episodes every Thursday! If you have topic suggestions, feel free email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com or use this form Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support .
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