Preview Mode Links will not work in preview mode

Orígenes: A Cuban History Podcast

Mar 1, 2023

In this episode we finally cover the initial conquest and colonization of Cuba, from the aftermath of Christopher Columbus' death all the way to the early colonial period in the 1520s.

This is a story that you will probably not find anywhere else. Usually, when discussing the early colonial period at all, the processes...


Oct 10, 2022

In this episode we cover the colonization of the Caribbean from 1492-1507. 

This is a sort of 'special' episode on Columbus and his role in this key period in Cuba's history. While the episode discusses his role as a navigator, it also focuses on his role in colonizing the island of Hispaniola (modern day Haiti and...


Jan 12, 2022

In this episode we learn how different Iberian Christian kingdoms expanded, explored, and colonized before Columbus ever set foot in the Americas. We also finally bring the story up to 1492.


Jun 4, 2021

And we're back! Continuing Episode 2's look at pre-colonial Cuba, this episode looks at the daily lives of the Taino. Here I cover their politics, town layouts, social organization, culture, food, trade, and religion.


Aug 31, 2020

This episode is an introduction to the world of the Taino, the largest indigenous group on the Greater Antilles. First, the sources we have for understanding it and, second, the broad cultural frontiers that define it. This is part I, with the next episode digging deeper into what daily life was like for...