Episodes

Before company B of the Texas Rangers executed 15 Mexican men and boys in Porvenir, Texas, they asked each one, “are you Chico Cano?”. But who was Chico Cano? It depends who you ask. If you ask the Texas rangers, he was a der...

The National Synarchist Union was a fascist organization in Mexico, and was most popular from 1940 to around 1943. It sought the unity of the Catholic church and government, and for the church to rule; although it never gaine...

On January 28, 1918, Company B of the Texas Rangers along with 4 local ranchmen and a US armny unit descended into the small town of Porvenir, Texas. They woke up the 140 residents and separated the men and boys from the wome...

The years from 1910 to 1920 are known as La Matanza (the massacre) or La Hora de Sangre (the hour of blood). This violence was committed by state police, vigilantes and military, including the Texas rangers, whose violence wa...

The years from 1910 to 1920 were brutal, and are known by a couple names, La Matanza (the massacre) or La Hora de Sangre (the hour of blood). This violence was committed by state police, vigilantes and military, including the...

The Lynching of Josefa took place on July 5, 1851 in Downieville, California in Sierra county. Throughout history, she has gone unnamed, her name has been changed or only a first name was ever provided. Her name was Josefa L...

The Tuskegee Institure’s definition of lynching is as follows: There must be legal evidence that a person was killed. That person must have met death illegally. A group of three or more persons must have participated in the k...

Carmen Rodriguez was treated at Lincoln hospital just a few days after the Young Lords occupied the building. The care she received directly led to the creation of the Patient Bill of rights.This is part two of last week's ep...

On July 14, 1970 the Young Lords occupied Lincoln hospital, in response to the treatment of Puerto Rican and Black patients. They had a list of demands and the offensive was just one piece of their public health activism. In part one, Cristina tells...

Because of the movie Sinners, there has been a lot of talk about wy Mexicans were not in Mississippi in 1932. With many blaming Mexican repatriation, which took place from 1929 to 1939. But it seems the truth is more complicated than that. Cristina...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...