Mexica: A History Podcast
@mexicapod.bsky.social
A deeply sourced, 8-episode, audio-narrative about the Conquest of Aztec Mexico. Now available on Apple #Podcasts.
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The mesoamerican cultures of Mexico have made at least one major contribution to the US Space Program.
Tortillas.
The crumbless, unleavened traditional bread of the Aztecs and others is perfect for zero gravity.
Tortillas.
The crumbless, unleavened traditional bread of the Aztecs and others is perfect for zero gravity.
September 25, 2026 at 3:21 AM
The mesoamerican cultures of Mexico have made at least one major contribution to the US Space Program.
Tortillas.
The crumbless, unleavened traditional bread of the Aztecs and others is perfect for zero gravity.
Tortillas.
The crumbless, unleavened traditional bread of the Aztecs and others is perfect for zero gravity.
Our website has a range of information and maps, from conquest history and ancient springs to archeological mysteries.
I do have ads, not too aggressive, I hope. Thank you for your support of the podcast. Have a couple more episodes in development.
mexicapodcast.com/mexica-blog/
I do have ads, not too aggressive, I hope. Thank you for your support of the podcast. Have a couple more episodes in development.
mexicapodcast.com/mexica-blog/
August 7, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Our website has a range of information and maps, from conquest history and ancient springs to archeological mysteries.
I do have ads, not too aggressive, I hope. Thank you for your support of the podcast. Have a couple more episodes in development.
mexicapodcast.com/mexica-blog/
I do have ads, not too aggressive, I hope. Thank you for your support of the podcast. Have a couple more episodes in development.
mexicapodcast.com/mexica-blog/
In the map I traced historian Hugh Thomas's proposed Cortes route (dark purple), one from a blogger (pink), and my proposed route (light purple). To me, the most direct line makes the most sense, but who am I. My route also makes possible the Piedra Grande theory.
June 7, 2026 at 12:49 AM
In the map I traced historian Hugh Thomas's proposed Cortes route (dark purple), one from a blogger (pink), and my proposed route (light purple). To me, the most direct line makes the most sense, but who am I. My route also makes possible the Piedra Grande theory.
There is a rock, called the Piedra Grande, that is said to be a remnant of the wall, but no conclusive proof has been provided. There are several proposed paths for Cortes but none of them have revealed the remains of the Tlaxcala Wall.
June 7, 2026 at 12:49 AM
There is a rock, called the Piedra Grande, that is said to be a remnant of the wall, but no conclusive proof has been provided. There are several proposed paths for Cortes but none of them have revealed the remains of the Tlaxcala Wall.
The Wall hasn't been located. And today, as I searched for another topic I came upon an illustration of the wall in The Five Letters of Hernan Cortes. I've never seen this image, so it came as quite a surprise given my odd fixation with this wall.
June 7, 2026 at 12:49 AM
The Wall hasn't been located. And today, as I searched for another topic I came upon an illustration of the wall in The Five Letters of Hernan Cortes. I've never seen this image, so it came as quite a surprise given my odd fixation with this wall.
I was there a month ago, and the little Neolithic village was fun, that big building wasn't complete yet but looked pretty impressive. Even my kids said "Yeah, I see how this could work."
May 24, 2026 at 1:52 AM
I was there a month ago, and the little Neolithic village was fun, that big building wasn't complete yet but looked pretty impressive. Even my kids said "Yeah, I see how this could work."
I adjusted the Tlatelolco sacred precinct from archeological to his reconstructed map, and adjusted down my #Tlatelolco Market.
March 22, 2026 at 1:23 AM
I adjusted the Tlatelolco sacred precinct from archeological to his reconstructed map, and adjusted down my #Tlatelolco Market.
Tzompantli, or skull racks, were common in mesoamerica. Recent archeology has uncovered the main skull rack in Tenochtitlan - a massive structure that spanned the foot of the Templo Mayor.
The Spanish documented several tzompantli in other places, including the small town of Ixtacamaxtitlán.
The Spanish documented several tzompantli in other places, including the small town of Ixtacamaxtitlán.
March 21, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Tzompantli, or skull racks, were common in mesoamerica. Recent archeology has uncovered the main skull rack in Tenochtitlan - a massive structure that spanned the foot of the Templo Mayor.
The Spanish documented several tzompantli in other places, including the small town of Ixtacamaxtitlán.
The Spanish documented several tzompantli in other places, including the small town of Ixtacamaxtitlán.
In episode 1 of #Mexica: A History Podcast, we meet Moctezuma II & explore the streets, canals & markets of #Tenochtitlan.
In this clip, explore the famous Tlatelolco Market.
Listen to the full series now.
🟢https://open.spotify.com/show/1NcjfTpGqndi6eaqrbTYp8
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In this clip, explore the famous Tlatelolco Market.
Listen to the full series now.
🟢https://open.spotify.com/show/1NcjfTpGqndi6eaqrbTYp8
🍎
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
March 14, 2026 at 9:49 PM
In episode 1 of #Mexica: A History Podcast, we meet Moctezuma II & explore the streets, canals & markets of #Tenochtitlan.
In this clip, explore the famous Tlatelolco Market.
Listen to the full series now.
🟢https://open.spotify.com/show/1NcjfTpGqndi6eaqrbTYp8
🍎
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
In this clip, explore the famous Tlatelolco Market.
Listen to the full series now.
🟢https://open.spotify.com/show/1NcjfTpGqndi6eaqrbTYp8
🍎
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
In 1520, Cempoala was the scene of Spanish on Spanish violence when Cortes returned to Cempoala from Tenochtitlan to confront Panfilo Narvaez, who was sent to reign Cortes in.
March 2, 2026 at 5:44 PM
In 1520, Cempoala was the scene of Spanish on Spanish violence when Cortes returned to Cempoala from Tenochtitlan to confront Panfilo Narvaez, who was sent to reign Cortes in.
This stone ring in Cempoala reportedly served as the sleeping area for the Spaniards when they stayed here in 1519.
Other narratives indicate they were hosted in the palaces nearby. It's likely the hundreds of men slept in both places.
Other narratives indicate they were hosted in the palaces nearby. It's likely the hundreds of men slept in both places.
March 2, 2026 at 5:39 PM
This stone ring in Cempoala reportedly served as the sleeping area for the Spaniards when they stayed here in 1519.
Other narratives indicate they were hosted in the palaces nearby. It's likely the hundreds of men slept in both places.
Other narratives indicate they were hosted in the palaces nearby. It's likely the hundreds of men slept in both places.
THANK YOU!
50,000! Thank you to everyone who has given Mexica: A History Podcast a listen. It's a passion project based on thousands of hours of research into both European, Indigenous and archeological documents.
Listen on your favorite podcast platform.
www.buzzsprout.com/1910364
50,000! Thank you to everyone who has given Mexica: A History Podcast a listen. It's a passion project based on thousands of hours of research into both European, Indigenous and archeological documents.
Listen on your favorite podcast platform.
www.buzzsprout.com/1910364
January 24, 2026 at 8:18 PM
THANK YOU!
50,000! Thank you to everyone who has given Mexica: A History Podcast a listen. It's a passion project based on thousands of hours of research into both European, Indigenous and archeological documents.
Listen on your favorite podcast platform.
www.buzzsprout.com/1910364
50,000! Thank you to everyone who has given Mexica: A History Podcast a listen. It's a passion project based on thousands of hours of research into both European, Indigenous and archeological documents.
Listen on your favorite podcast platform.
www.buzzsprout.com/1910364
The Final Episode of Mexica: A History Podcast is out now.
The Last Kings of the Mexica (Aztecs), following the final rulers Cuitlahuac, Cuauhtémoc, Tlacotzin, Motelchiuh.
Apple Pods: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
The Last Kings of the Mexica (Aztecs), following the final rulers Cuitlahuac, Cuauhtémoc, Tlacotzin, Motelchiuh.
Apple Pods: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
January 19, 2026 at 7:14 PM
The Final Episode of Mexica: A History Podcast is out now.
The Last Kings of the Mexica (Aztecs), following the final rulers Cuitlahuac, Cuauhtémoc, Tlacotzin, Motelchiuh.
Apple Pods: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
The Last Kings of the Mexica (Aztecs), following the final rulers Cuitlahuac, Cuauhtémoc, Tlacotzin, Motelchiuh.
Apple Pods: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
The amanteca featherworkers of the Valley of Mexico created vast amounts of art, all of which is gone beyond seven identified pre-contact pieces.
Mass of St Gregory is an amazing example of #Aztec art applied to Christian themes in a post-contact world.
Mass of St Gregory is an amazing example of #Aztec art applied to Christian themes in a post-contact world.
December 26, 2025 at 8:26 PM
The amanteca featherworkers of the Valley of Mexico created vast amounts of art, all of which is gone beyond seven identified pre-contact pieces.
Mass of St Gregory is an amazing example of #Aztec art applied to Christian themes in a post-contact world.
Mass of St Gregory is an amazing example of #Aztec art applied to Christian themes in a post-contact world.
"Along with this, it pleased our God, when the Christians were greatly wearied by the war, to send smallpox among them, and among the Indians there arose a great pestilence, since there were so many people inside, especially women, because they no longer had anything to eat." Francisco de Aguilar
December 21, 2025 at 8:26 PM
"Along with this, it pleased our God, when the Christians were greatly wearied by the war, to send smallpox among them, and among the Indians there arose a great pestilence, since there were so many people inside, especially women, because they no longer had anything to eat." Francisco de Aguilar
Tlatoani Moctezuma Xocoyotzin meditates in his black meditation chamber (Casa Denegrada) deep within his palace.
The Casa Denegrada was rediscovered in 2008 during excavations. This is some AI slop I played with. Could not get the crown right, could not get the bird to face Moctezuma.
The Casa Denegrada was rediscovered in 2008 during excavations. This is some AI slop I played with. Could not get the crown right, could not get the bird to face Moctezuma.
December 7, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Tlatoani Moctezuma Xocoyotzin meditates in his black meditation chamber (Casa Denegrada) deep within his palace.
The Casa Denegrada was rediscovered in 2008 during excavations. This is some AI slop I played with. Could not get the crown right, could not get the bird to face Moctezuma.
The Casa Denegrada was rediscovered in 2008 during excavations. This is some AI slop I played with. Could not get the crown right, could not get the bird to face Moctezuma.
Fresh masa tortillas at The Taco Stand in La Jolla, CA.
November 26, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Fresh masa tortillas at The Taco Stand in La Jolla, CA.
November 23, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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November 20, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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I was given a copy of In the Land of Lacondón, a graphic novel about a French ethnographer in Guatemala searching for the Lacondón, believed to be the “last of the Maya.”
FYI
FYI
November 4, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I was given a copy of In the Land of Lacondón, a graphic novel about a French ethnographer in Guatemala searching for the Lacondón, believed to be the “last of the Maya.”
FYI
FYI
November 3, 2025 at 4:49 AM
"Tell the Captain
that I have done my duty;
I have defended my city, my kingdom,
just as he would have defended his
had I attempted to take it from him.
But I have failed.
Now that I am his captive,
let him take this dagger
and kill me with it." - Cuauhtemoc (Duran)
that I have done my duty;
I have defended my city, my kingdom,
just as he would have defended his
had I attempted to take it from him.
But I have failed.
Now that I am his captive,
let him take this dagger
and kill me with it." - Cuauhtemoc (Duran)
October 30, 2025 at 11:17 PM
"Tell the Captain
that I have done my duty;
I have defended my city, my kingdom,
just as he would have defended his
had I attempted to take it from him.
But I have failed.
Now that I am his captive,
let him take this dagger
and kill me with it." - Cuauhtemoc (Duran)
that I have done my duty;
I have defended my city, my kingdom,
just as he would have defended his
had I attempted to take it from him.
But I have failed.
Now that I am his captive,
let him take this dagger
and kill me with it." - Cuauhtemoc (Duran)
Execution of Cuauhtémoc from The Conquest of Mexico by William H. Prescott.
Cuauhtémoc was taken on an expedition by Cortes to Honduras. On this journey Cortes murdered him along with Tetlepanquetzal of Tlacopan, and Tlacatlec, of Tlatelolco.
#History
Cuauhtémoc was taken on an expedition by Cortes to Honduras. On this journey Cortes murdered him along with Tetlepanquetzal of Tlacopan, and Tlacatlec, of Tlatelolco.
#History
October 23, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Execution of Cuauhtémoc from The Conquest of Mexico by William H. Prescott.
Cuauhtémoc was taken on an expedition by Cortes to Honduras. On this journey Cortes murdered him along with Tetlepanquetzal of Tlacopan, and Tlacatlec, of Tlatelolco.
#History
Cuauhtémoc was taken on an expedition by Cortes to Honduras. On this journey Cortes murdered him along with Tetlepanquetzal of Tlacopan, and Tlacatlec, of Tlatelolco.
#History
Tlatoani Cuauhtémoc represented as the figurehead of the Mexican sailing ship Cuauhtémoc (BE 01). This ship was tragically involved in a fatal collision with the Brooklyn Bridge in 2025. The cause of the collision remains under investigation.
October 23, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Tlatoani Cuauhtémoc represented as the figurehead of the Mexican sailing ship Cuauhtémoc (BE 01). This ship was tragically involved in a fatal collision with the Brooklyn Bridge in 2025. The cause of the collision remains under investigation.
An image of the Templo Mayor and sacred precinct depicted in the Aubin Codex. This 81-page handwritten Nahuatl codex covers the history of Mexico (likely created 1576-1608).
#HistorySky #Aztecs
#HistorySky #Aztecs
October 19, 2025 at 11:09 PM
An image of the Templo Mayor and sacred precinct depicted in the Aubin Codex. This 81-page handwritten Nahuatl codex covers the history of Mexico (likely created 1576-1608).
#HistorySky #Aztecs
#HistorySky #Aztecs