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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...
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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.
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Historias Unknown
Historias Unknown
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Martin Ramirez Sostre
8 AUG 2024 · 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.Â
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Sources:Â
https://www.instagram.com/p/C9asvdCS5HL/?igsh=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng%3D%3DÂ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4Y0n1uvgLA&t=436sÂ
https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2017/04/14/507297469/how-one-inmate-changed-the-prison-system-from-the-inside
 https://www.martinsostre.com/Â
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_SostreÂ
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El Baile de Los 41 (Spanish episode)
18 JUL 2024 · 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!
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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-38563731Â
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Cornelius Dusty Rhoads: American Hero, Villain in Puerto Rico
11 JUL 2024 · 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/
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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)Â
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The Dance of the 41
4 JUL 2024 · 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
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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
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Lorena Borjas: The mother of the Trans Latinx Community in Queens, New York
27 JUN 2024 · 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.Â
In this episode, Carmen tells Cristina about Lorena's life, activism and legacy.
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Music Credit: Hustlin (Instrumental) by Neffex
Sources:Â
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-agenciesÂ
https://www.them.us/story/lorena-borjas-mother-of-queens-trans-latinx-community-died-coronavirusÂ
https://www.them.us/story/out-on-the-frontlines-liaam-winslet-lorena-borjasÂ
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The Infamous School of Americas
20 JUN 2024 · 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.
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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.Â
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.
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Music Credit: Hustlin (Instrumental) by Neffex
Sources:Â
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-crimes.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_D%27Aubuisson https://mklm.org/el-salvador/jean-donovan-lay-missioner-martyred-in-1980/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980_murders_of_U.S._missionaries_in_El_Salvador#:~:text=The%20murdered%20missionaries%20were%20Maryknoll,U.S.%20missionaries%20in%20El%20Salvador. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81lvaro_Uribe#Internal_conflict https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-19390164
https://soaw.org/notorious-soa-graduates
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Environmental Activism in Latin America
13 JUN 2024 · 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.
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Music Credit: Hustlin (Instrumental) by Neffex
Petition mentioned: https://cispes.salsalabs.org/Alianzaarrests2024/index.html?eType=EmailConfirmation&eId=c8825587-5cf6-42e9-8655-21709b29ada8 Sources:Â https://www.globalwitness.org/en/press-releases/almost-2000-land-and-environmental-defenders-killed-between-2012-and-2022-protecting-planet/
Sources:Â Â
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.htmlÂ
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-51304857Â https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homero_G%C3%B3mez_Gonz%C3%A1lezÂ
The Guardian of the Monarchs documentary on Netflix  https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/03/mexico-second-monarch-butterfly-sanctuary-worker-found-murderedÂ
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/9/29/over-1700-environmental-activists-killed-in-past-decade-reportÂ
https://hrf.org/the-cost-of-defending-the-environment-in-latin-america/Â https://www.foe.org.au/what_is_extractivismÂ
https://latamjournalismreview.org/news/honduras-suspected-murderer-of-journalist-and-indigenous-leader-pablo-hernandez-captured/Â
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/Â
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/Â https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/mar/22/two-murders-in-a-week-honduran-activists-risk-death-to-defend-rightsÂ
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/Â
https://www.irtfcleveland.org/content/rrn/2022-02-24-000000Â https://www.mp.hn/publicaciones/exhuman-cadaver-del-lider-indigena-en-el-progreso-yoro/Â https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/07/venezuela-indigenous-leader-killed-amazon-defendersÂ
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/01/venezuela-indigenous-leader-defended-amazon-shot-deadÂ
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The Homosexual Liberation Front of Argentina
6 JUN 2024 · 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
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Music Credit: Hustlin (Instrumental) by Neffex
Sources:Â
 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=y2v0eiemcHYÂ
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Nuño Beltran de Guzman: Behind the Bastardos
16 MAY 2024 · 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
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Music Credit: Hustlin (Instrumental) by Neffex
Sources:Â
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_IIÂ
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Student Movements in Latin America
9 MAY 2024 · 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.
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Music Credit: Hustlin (Instrumental) by Neffex
Sources:Â
https://ageofrevolutions.com/2020/10/26/la-esperanza-de-america-latina-the-ongoing-student-revolution-in-colombia/Â
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.htmlÂ
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.
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...
show more
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.
show less
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| Organization | Cristina Lumague |
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