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Tenochtitlán: A Retelling of the Conquest (2021)

In a sense, 1521 is Mexico's 1619. A foundational moment that for centuries has been shaped by just one perspective: a European one. The story of how Hernán Cortés and a few hundred Spaniards conquered the mighty Aztec Empire, in the heart of what's now modern Mexico City, has become a foundational myth of European dominance in the Americas. And for a long time it was largely accepted as truth. But in recent decades researchers have pieced together a more nuanced, complicated version based on Indigenous accounts: a version that challenges what one historian calls "the greatest PR job in the history of the West." In this episode, the real story of the fall of Tenochtitlán.To manage podcast ad preferences, review the links below:See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

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Tenochtitlán: A Retelling of the Conquest (2021)

September 28, 202312:00 AM ET

[Rund Abdelfatah headshot]

Rund Abdelfatah

[Ramtin Arablouei, co-host and co-producer of Throughline.]

Ramtin Arablouei

[Tamar Charney, photographed for NPR, 13 November 2019, in Washington DC.]

Tamar Charney

[Headshot of Julie Caine]

Julie Caine

[Laine Kaplan-Levenson]

Laine Kaplan-Levenson

Lawrence Wu

Victor Yvellez

Adriana Tapia

Miranda Mazariegos

Anya Steinberg

Tenochtitlán: A Retelling of the Conquest (2021)

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