This is so fascinating. No other time in history is as epic as the encounter of the Old World with the New World. And just to top it off, after years of genealogical research, I have found out that my 15x great-grandfather was in one of Narvaez's expeditions... luckily the one to Mexico and not Florida.

@luissarduy6345

5 ай бұрын

How did you conduct your research ?

The Spanish history is epic! I bought an Atlas book of Spanish Explorers and Conquistadors, and is definitely one of the best books I've ever had. It is a huge crime for the world to have forgotten the fascinating stories of men such as Vicente Yáñez Pinzón, Vasco Núñez de Balboa, Juan Sebastián Elcano, Andrés de Urdaneta, etc. One has to be aware that Spanish history told by English, French, Dutch and German sources, in many occasions is tainted by Hispano-phobia. This is false propaganda/fake news about the Spanish Crown created by its European rivals of the time. This historic phenomena is thoroughly explained by historian and Harvard professor - Dr. María Elvira Roca Barea in her book - Empire phobia and the Black Legend. Great vid - Really enjoyed it!

@johnnybracciole5490

2 жыл бұрын

What's the name of the book ?

@ripppking

2 жыл бұрын

wow you are like the first person to acknlowedge the propaganda by the other european nations many of those countries are responsible for nearly wiping out natives aswell, by the time they arrived spanish/indians had already established their own culture due to having kids, not all native tribes were treated hostile

@durandal1909

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnnybracciole5490 "ATLAS DE LOS EXPLORADORES ESPAÑOLES" Editorial Planeta, S.A. y Sociedad Geográfica Española 10/10

@AlienTheWizard

Жыл бұрын

"Epic Devils" if you ask anyone that has a straight head on there shoulders...

@durandal1909

Жыл бұрын

@@AlienTheWizard I will do nothing more but provide a concise reply worthy to the intellectual level of your previous comment: "YOUR MOTHER STINKS".

Vi un documental Ingles sobre los Navegantes,nombraron a Portugal,a Inglaterra por supuesto y de España nada de nada,se ve que fuimos en Pateras, aluciné.....el Cine está ven manos de los anglosajones y cambian la Historia a su gusto.

This keeps getting more and more fascinating! I love this, thanks!

Proud of my ancestors the mighty tercios and conquistadors 🇵🇷🇪🇸

This was a great video. Encouraged me to look up how they settled it before their arrival

Very proud to have Spanish blood running through my veins!

@Efrain891

Жыл бұрын

Mauricio Garcia is that you?

@blacksunsigrune8831

Жыл бұрын

@@Efrain891 NO, sorry

@Efrain891

Жыл бұрын

@@blacksunsigrune8831 It was a joke. Your username reminds me of the mass shooter in Allen, TX.

@walkerahl

9 ай бұрын

Proud of what exactly ….. mass genocide ?

@ygonzalez4134

9 ай бұрын

SHAaAD AAAP ! Consquistadors built the world you benefit from EVERYDAY. BTW, there was no genocide, mass or otherwise. And some of the native tribes gave as good as they got. You wouldn't last five seconds in that world. @@walkerahl

I’m proud of my ancestors Spaniard and indigenous 😎💪🏼👍🏼

@user-tj7nb9fu9t

11 ай бұрын

You understand that Spaniards killed millions of people?

@roblu2073

9 ай бұрын

@@user-tj7nb9fu9twhat a stupid comment. How do you know that? Did you live in that time

@EdgardoPlasencia

9 ай бұрын

@@roblu2073 there's something called MIRROR and you can recognise your ethnic traits by looking at it.

@luissarduy6345

5 ай бұрын

@@roblu2073ancestry DNA 🧬

@Snarf_Le_Wombat

4 ай бұрын

🐴🛖😫🦙👍🏻👍🏼👍🏽👍🏾

Love it. Thank you for sharing

Great video - absolutely loved it! I've been reading a lot about the Spanish conquistadors lately and feel so robbed that I didn't learn more about this time period during my school years. The stories to come out of it are so epic and engrossing, and it's almost unbelievable that they actually happened. For those interested in some book recommendations, I highly recommend "Conquistador" by Buddy Levy (about Cortes, Montezuma, and the Aztecs), "The Last Days of the Incas" by Kim MacQuarrie (about the Pizarro brothers, the Incas, Atahualpa, and Manco Inca), "River of Darkness" by Buddy Levy (about Francisco Orellana, the Amazon, and Gonzalo Pizarro), and "A Land So Strange" by Andrés Reséndez (about Cabeza de Vaca and the Narvaez expedition). All of these stories have really stuck with me.

@unicorenteria4344

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the book recommendations

@rikertvonfulton16

Жыл бұрын

Read Conquistadors twice. They shame men of today.

@kushmaster5000

Жыл бұрын

Knight of Spain: Warriors of the Sun by Charles Hudson is an amazing book about Hernando De Soto

@steph01423

Жыл бұрын

@@kushmaster5000 That one's on my wishlist!

@WB-se6nz

5 ай бұрын

I actually have "The Last Days of the Incas" but haven't started reading it yet.

Strong Video! This will be shared in my APUSH - AP World classes. Thank you.

They say nowadays, "the Spaniards stole our gold" bu the fact is most of the gold was spent there in the americas, infrastructure, hospitals, universities, fortresses etc, once they were all Spaniards, because they had the same rights as the Spaniard in europe, we never had colonies, that's something the British do, that and spread the black legend.

@davidjose1253

3 ай бұрын

It couldn’t have been more clear and explained to

@wmw05

Ай бұрын

What you have just described is the definition of a colony... The Spanish enacted a strict caste system among the natives, enslaved Africans, and Spaniards (who were at the very top)... Yes, the gold was partially spent to fund universities and infrastructure for the Spaniards in the New World, but a LOT of it was spent on the Spanish Armada, which was wiped out by the British in 1588. The Spanish also used the gold/silver of Mexico and Peru to fund their lavish palaces across Spain and the New World... Also, yes, the Spanish did import African slaves. (Into Argentina specifically)

@anacasanova7350

24 күн бұрын

Está claro , los españoles somos tan crueles como ingleses, portugueses, franceses, holandeses y chinos...jajaja.😂

Exelent Video!

Those dudes were hardcore. Their motto should had been "sink or swim". The real survival odysseys

Underrated!

Very Cool !

Great video

your videos are fantastic, please keep going

Jesus these guys were so hard

Good video.

I am the direct descendent of a conquistador that was involved with Hernán Cortés and his conquest of Mexico, I used to be ashamed of this but now I have learned to embrace it, people make the conquistadors out to be bloodthirsty savages but people truly don’t know their true intentions

@jonathanrecinos5894

10 ай бұрын

I am a direct decendent of Pedro de Alvarado Govornor of Guatemala.

@walkerahl

9 ай бұрын

We cannot presume to know their intentions, but we can judge them based on their actions. Which was mass genocide, rape and destruction of entire nations.

@JML05

6 ай бұрын

@@jonathanrecinos5894I’m also a descendant of one of the Conquistadors that was part of the armada of Pedro de Alvarado. Contrato-August 10th 1538 Gonzalo de Ovalle y Ordóñez de Villaquiran 1502, Salamanca España 🇪🇸

I’m related to about 8 conquistadors. Love the history!

@JML05

6 ай бұрын

Same here and also to some import figures in history. 😊

Make sure to hit the like and subscribe buttons so that you don't miss out on our next episodes. We're really excited to share with you what we have in the pipeline!

My 23 and me test came back and I'm so proud to be from Colorado and possess over 79% Spanish DNA that's more Spanish DNA than most and especially more than any coloradan I've ever met

@kRazoh89

Жыл бұрын

My Grandpa Miguel Mislata Martinez came here to Colorado in 1945

@devinalvarez9878

Жыл бұрын

@@kRazoh89I got 92%

@blacksunsigrune8831

Жыл бұрын

Are you castizo or are you actually a Spaniard? What's the rest of the DNA? Other european ethnic groups or amerindian?

@blacksunsigrune8831

Жыл бұрын

​@@kRazoh89 not to long after the Spanish civil war. He probably hated Franco and left lol. Viva Franco o/

@mariaamparoromerovicent955

9 ай бұрын

Yo soy española y mi familia nunca emigró de la Península y solo me salió un 65 x ciento de Ibérica,un 24 por ciento del Noreste de Europa y el resto Balcánica,soy del Mediterráneo español,nada de Romana ni Griega,pero lo de Balcánica me asambro más,en fin.

Haga un reportaje sobre los Almogaraves,estos los temían más que al demonio,eran muy bravos y eran del Reyno de Aragón,llegaron hasta los confines de Rusia,aun en algunos Paises los temen en sus historias....

My 7th great grandfather was Diego Romo de Vivar. He conquered northern Mexico and central Mexico. By documents and DNA history I can confirm. I’m. Not ashamed nor proud because his accomplishments are not mine. But I will not at all ever be ashamed of him. I’m his blood and will defend till death.

@RobbieBlue

10 ай бұрын

Lol, sure

@YouT00ber

9 ай бұрын

Never hate yourself. Someone talks shit, they’re a tard.

@walkerahl

9 ай бұрын

Would you say the same thing if you were related to…say Hitler. Different strokes, same brush of genocide.

@religionisatragedy8537

8 ай бұрын

​@@walkerahlnot even,but whatever 😂

@bloskyseal6141

7 ай бұрын

​@@walkerahl That's not true. And I think you already know that. Instead of lying and/or being illiterate about Spain's history in America, making a poor approach on the subject, what if you actually read about it, taking a profound interest in primary and secondary sources? But no: this takes time and effort.

Colombian on my mother's side and in Colombia we are very proud of their Spanish conquistador roots. The name Colombia is literally an homage to Columbus.

@thisworldiswonka

3 ай бұрын

Wow. And not in a good way

@PR4U2NV

2 ай бұрын

That's because they never got to see how those conquistadores enslaved/ murdered/ pillaged their people. Columbus himself was a serial killer who killed so many Taino Indians. Today the world celebrates his accomplishment to America.. A land he NEVER touched.

@mr.cookiemacias291

13 күн бұрын

​@@thisworldiswonkaif you don't like it then kick rocks. Embrace history not burn it like crazy liberals do.

Behind our peaceful, humble appearance, there is a very hard and brave worker.

Just found this channel..love it...Dame I love history...

Spaniards were one of the first explorer

@flinteyesonofsun614

Жыл бұрын

Tf? Is your brain not functioning? The whole world had been explored many many times by many many people’s for forever pretty much tf yu mean 1st explorers lmao

@lizzysbeautyshowetc.6895

Жыл бұрын

@@flinteyesonofsun614 The Spaniards were the 1st explorers to explore America idiot

Love the total war music, I'm listening to this while I play the game haha

Look what my Spanish ancestors accomplished. The better men won

@13m 45sec the illustration shows de Soto heading west into Tennessee but the narrator states ‘eastwards’. Just saying in case you wish to change it. Otherwise, I love these vids.

what is la florida is what state is that today?

@montanakid

9 ай бұрын

Florida, USA. It gained statehood in 1845 making it the 27th state.

@Theearthisflat22

9 ай бұрын

@@montanakid wow, la Florida became Florida.

have some shame in face spanhords , a dark page of history

Hello my name is Artemio Villasenor I had a question regarding a unknown conquistador by the name of Juan de Villasenor that landed in the state of Michigan in around 1525 I beleav he was one of Cortes boat captains.? If you can I would love to know more about this man I Googled him and found out that he's a real conquistador but Lil is known of him I would love you made a video talking about this man and what he was doing with Cortez in his time.. one of the reasons I ask is because this man is my 15th grandfather and I would like to know more about him Juan de Villaseñor Is known to marry one of Montezuma daughter Isabel Montezuma I believe. Look him up you won't regret it. A unknown conquistador that slipped through the cracks..

@jr3753

Жыл бұрын

You mean Michoacán? If that’s the case we are distantly related because he married Catalina de Cervantes saavedra y Andrade

@djquinn11

6 ай бұрын

Isabel Montezuma?

@Facelessface1

11 күн бұрын

​@@jr3753 wow, where are you both from? Fascinating that you're both related through him

@jr3753

8 күн бұрын

@@Facelessface1 yea that side of the family is from Michoacan, Mexico near Morelia

Where is part 2-4??

VIVA CRISTO REY !

The Spanish were risk takers** Bridging the Portuguese and the Italians On the journey also!

@Cobalt1520

8 ай бұрын

Long before the Spanish did the Portuguese venture into unknown waters and started the age of discoveries.

Why not just the Conquerors instead of the Conquistadors ? is the same reason why you named the Spanish guitar , as ''classical guitar'' just those petty ways in which the English take away credit from the Spaniards , the world hasn't forgotten the fascinating history of the Spaniards , the English prefer just to ignore it , it make them feel little , insignificant

@smartkitville7167

7 ай бұрын

The word "Conquistadores" does not exist in spanish, it's a mistake. The correct word is "Conquistadores" which is the plural of "Conquistador" a singular word. Ex: 1 Conquistador. 2 Conquistadores.

I'm the direct decedent of Hernand Cortez, Gomez Alvarado older brother of Pedro Alvarado. Captian Antionio De Nava, Captian Fransico Lopez Muñiz, Juan Lopez De Jemena de Cuadra, Captain Juan De Burgos, Cristobal De Valderramo Espeses, Captain Antonio de Sotelo Hidalgo, and Lorenzo D'Avila. Just to name a few. Conquistador and Knights of Santiago run through my vains and my DNA.

@user-se6vg7mr1z

6 ай бұрын

That is pretty impressive amigo, just to have Cortez or Alvarado as an ancestor is "blue blood" in Mexico, and Latin America, having Knights of Santiago and Captains as well. Better keep that a secret, it's dangerous to "big-note" like that, as there is EASTMAL (fj parasites etc.) who pay literally Million$ to "ELIMINATE HISTORY"

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Los españoles nos mezclamos con los indios porque los considerábamos personas iguales que nosotros, por eso la mayoría de habitantes del centro y del sur de América tienen sangre indígena, no como en Norteamerica donde los ingleses se dedicaron a extinguirlos. Les dejamos nuestra sangre, nuestros nombres, nuestra religión católica, universidades, hospitales gratuitos, catedrales, carreteras. Intercambiamos cultura, alimentos, les llevamos los caballos, la rueda, el hierro, bronce, etc. Y la cultura grecorromana y la árabe que antes tambien nos habian traido a España nuestros antiguos invasores. El mundo es así y unos invasores somos mejores que otros! Los reyes españoles hicieron leyes que protegian a los indigenas y los consideraban sus subditos, igual que el resto de españoles. Investigad y vereis que tengo toda la razón!! 😊

Ironically the Spaniards had not realized that they had already conquered the wealthiest of the Natives on the North American continent - the Aztecs and Mayans.

@bartonarchuleta204

Жыл бұрын

Unbeknownst to everyone the best land and most ripe for settlement was in the North

While finding out my dna history my great grandfather 12x was ponce de Leon.

It is truly incredible to see the beauty that the Spanish conquistadors left behind in Latin American countries.

I admire the conquistadors. They had no fear walking into South American jungles and facing the savages!

@royroland3884

10 ай бұрын

They did have fear, but they didn't let that get in the way of conquering and exploring.

@walkerahl

9 ай бұрын

Who were savages ? The Spaniards with their mass genocide, barbaric practices and destruction of native language and culture certainly qualify as savages

@maestro4086

7 ай бұрын

Don’t call my ancestors savages they were more civilized then you think

@FrankinDallas

5 ай бұрын

You are correct. The Aztec and Mayan and Incan civilizations were amazingly well organized and yet didn't use wheeled vehicles as the had no horses. It's a shame about their religion; no one can defend a faith that requires cutting out hearts of living people (babies as well) then eating their corpses.@@maestro4086

@obedatilano

3 ай бұрын

imagine seeing an anaconda for the first time

España hoy es irrelevante pero hace siglos cambió la historia del mundo entero y puso los cimientos de lo que hoy es la primera potencia mundial.

I wIsh Christopher Nolan would make a movie about DeVaca!

¡Qué Viva! Yo soy un estadounidense de Nuevo México y yo era naci en Albuquerque Estados Unidos, antigua Nueva España Alburquerque. Yo soy Nuevo México verdad. ¡Qué Viva el Reino de YaHWeH Adonai Señor Dios Todopoderoso Christo Rey Pantocrator! ⚔️🇪🇸🇺🇸🇲🇽⚔️

EXTRAMADURA - THE LAND OF CONQUISTADORS

Its "conquistadores", with an "e" before the "s".

@JamesSmith-ui2hv

8 ай бұрын

the reason is they are Spaniard , accordingly to the English they do not deserved the title of CONQUERORS In English ,that is why they refer to them as Conquistadors

@Cobalt1520

8 ай бұрын

​@@JamesSmith-ui2hv Yes, but that's not how it is writen, its "Conquistadores" with an "e" in the end before the "s". Plural in Spanish is done adding "es", not just an "s" like in English. "conquistadors" is a anglicized version of the plural of "Conquistador", and it is wrong because there is already an original version AND there is also an English version (Conquerors), so there is no need to invent another word.

@JamesSmith-ui2hv

8 ай бұрын

@@Cobalt1520 Not really, it have nothing to do with grammar

@Cobalt1520

8 ай бұрын

@@JamesSmith-ui2hv Ok, whatever. I don't think it is anything related to politics, I believe its just ignorance. Its like if a Spanish person called "the Tudors" as "Los Tudores".... ridiculous, isn't it? Seems like something out of the Monty Python, or rather "Los Monty-Pythones".

They still thought they were somewhere in Mexico. They were in Florida after a Storm and they didn’t realize how strong the Florida Straight current was. There wasn’t supposed to be water to the West if in Mexico so they thought they were on a penninsula

Informative video, but staring at a barely animated map for most of it is not exactly engaging…

Brave men assuredly but many of their motives we're far from Christian.

@JulesXu

7 ай бұрын

Mucho más cristianos quenlos que llevaron a ingleses o franceses a esas tierras. La historia es testigo de ella, por mucho que tantos sigáis vertiendo mentiras y basura. Por cierto, es la única conquista de la historia donde se les exige a los conquistadores buenos motivos para ella, motivos cristianos. Es simplemente gracioso que no veáis lo ridícula que resulta la forma que tenéis de ver y juzgar toda la histiria referente al Imperio Español..

Crazy that in a history video they are still referring to the natives as “Indians “

RIP to the real heroes of this story: the natives. They deserved so much better. Real Americans.

@maragon1

7 ай бұрын

Most of us here in N.M. are both indigenous & Spanish. I am & so are about 300,000 people in N.M. We are proud of both!!! 🔥

@JulesXu

7 ай бұрын

Los nativos, como los Txalcaltecas, fueron claves en la conquista de nuevas tierras en América para el Rey de España. No todos los nativos fueron enemigos, muchos se aplicaron por causas políticas, y otros aceptaron el choque de civilizaciones de forma más o menos pacífica. Otros seguían luchando cuando el Imperio cayó. Deberías informarte mejor, hay miles de historias que contar acerca de la conquista de América mucho más alla de las simplicidad de la leyenda negra. Sin indígenas, Hernán Cortés nunca habría entrado en Tecnoxlican. No Pizarro en Cuzco.

@SenseyWTF

5 ай бұрын

What did they achieve? 😂😂

Common thread was that the Spaniards were bad hunters and had poor people skills.

My lineage goes back to conquistador Maldonado

So proud of my ancestors. My ancestors are ashamed of the current generation.

@adventureswithmichaelakaec7497

Жыл бұрын

There’s nothing to be proud of, they were murderers. And you had nothing to do with it. Be proud of your own accomplishments…Weaboo 😂

@adventureswithmichaelakaec7497

Жыл бұрын

@@bryans.1710 I don’t care about any of those people. My focus is on the now, not in the past regarding things I have no control over. Weak minded people like you try to latch on to the contributions of peoples who you don’t know. Stop it, you didn’t contribute anything. Focus on your own accomplishments. Loser

@adventureswithmichaelakaec7497

Жыл бұрын

@@bryans.1710 I’m indifferent to it. If you like it, that’s your prerogative. But worshipping it like you were actually part of the reasons l those events took place is cringe. None of those real events in history are paying my bills or feeding my stomach. So why should I care?

@deea181

Жыл бұрын

@@adventureswithmichaelakaec7497 for real

@warlord0877

Жыл бұрын

You have anime profile pic lol, they would hate you

Yeh the Moors showed them the way.

@jonathanrecinos5894

10 ай бұрын

No but they did have moorish/ Arab blood that's why most spainards are tan with dark hair like me.

@juanjoseleonvarea2495

9 ай бұрын

@@jonathanrecinos5894 No, we hardly mixed with the Arabs and after the reconquest those who remained and had not converted to Catholicism were expelled. In addition, over the centuries, the populations of the reconquered territories, if they did not want to be Christians, fled to the south, so that in the end the majority were in Al Andalus. Even so, only on average 7% of the population have Arab or North African ancestry. The Muslims did not replace the populations they conquered, they became the ruling class. The same happened throughout North Africa and today the population is more or less the same as before the spread of Islam. That is why they could expand so quickly because their tactic was to convert to religion and then unite to conquer more territories with the warriors of the populations that they had already conquered. The brown skin color predates the Arabs, because the Celtiberians were here, who were a mixture between Celtic and Iberian tribes from North Africa. In addition to the Phoenician, Greek colonies, etc. in different parts of the Iberian Peninsula. The same happened with the Romans, who despite belonging to the empire hardly mixed with the natives. I also have to say that after the expulsion of Jews and Muslims, quite a few went to live in the colonies of America, apart from those who went to the Ottoman Empire and North Africa. In addition, at that time, purity of blood prevailed when it came to obtaining titles or reaching important positions in the Royal Court. Those who descended from those who took refuge in the north, in what was called the Kingdom of Asturias, were considered full-blooded Spaniards. So most of the conquerors came from there, that's why there are so many Basque surnames.

The conquistadors kill people like flies. 😂

@JamesSmith-ui2hv

8 ай бұрын

did people fly at the time? how advanced

@fedevida1951

7 ай бұрын

No. Diseases did.

Good content, but you need to work on your pronunciation of Spanish names, because I’m listening to this and I can’t even tell who you’re talking about. Like, I just learned all this history and I can’t really even parece out the names of the guys you were talking about. Just some constructive criticism. Your content is good, you could just work on speaking in a more clear and audible voice and give better pronunciation to more difficult to pronounce names. Keep up the good work.

This comment section is abhorrent

Conquistadores of defenseless people

@josemarianozaragozallorens9048

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@johnnybracciole5490

2 жыл бұрын

You mean behind the times...😛

@petrilofberg1758

Жыл бұрын

You arent giving much credit to the native americans who fought bravely.

@JohnDoe19991

Жыл бұрын

The sissy liberal with gender spectrum disorder

@webuyhouse8917

Жыл бұрын

They where not defenseless

Lol at the conquistadors consistently getting duped into losing half their men chasing cities of gold that don't exist

@s.mdeatocha6720

9 ай бұрын

Aguirre la cólera de dios

@sonneillionx7705

5 ай бұрын

It's like you with oil xD

The conquistadors did nothing wrong :)

They're burning in Hell Fire for what they did...

@sonneillionx7705

5 ай бұрын

Why did the USA do better?

@asuncionmatadiaz2366

4 ай бұрын

Porque hace más de 200 años que se independizaron de España. Entonces se endeudaron, comprando armas para luchar por su independencia , con Francia, Inglaterra, Holanda y EEUU. Así siguen todavía. España no tiene la culpa!

@asuncionmatadiaz2366

4 ай бұрын

Porque la América hispana se endeudó hace unos 200 años comprando armas a los ingleses, franceses, holandeses y a los estadounidenses para independizarse de España. Todavía arrastran esas deudas y sus deudores no quieren permitir que se recuperen. Además México perdió California y Texas, perdiendo también el oro y el petróleo que poseía. España no tiene la culpa de nada de eso!! 😌

2:04 if you’re a Dj Splash fan, then you know…