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Historias Unknown

Carmen & Cristina

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.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support.

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33:37

A Brief History of the Panama Canal Zone (Part One)

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2025/01/16

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 creation of the canal. The role of Panama in its own development is often forgotten or minimized.In part one, Carmen tells Cristina about the French development of the canal and the eventual US takeover of the project, to give us context to eventually

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45:19

El Estudio de Sifilis en Guatemala

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2025/01/09

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 Reverby encontró los archivos de Cutler mientras investigaba los experimentos de Tuskegee. Guatemala ha condenado estos experimentos como crímenes contra la humanidad.Carmen le cuenta a Cristina sobre este capítulo oscuro de la historia de Guatemala. Este

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36:33

a Beloved Beverage and their not so Great History in...

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2025/01/02

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 average of 2.5 liters of coca cola, but of course, as with all these things, it is deeper. In this episode, Cristina tells Carmen about the corruption that led to Femsa Coca Cola's wealth in Mexico, as well as how they are leaving parts of Chiapas

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31:32

Monsanto, Mexico and Leydy Pech

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2024/12/19

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 well as Leydy Pech. The Mayan beekeeper who fought and won against the giant corporation. If you have topic suggestions, feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com or use the contact us form on the

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43:08

Monsanto and Argentina

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2024/12/12

Monsanto started as a chemical company founded 1901. Later, the company became a major producer of genetically engineered crops. In part two of this series, Cristina shares some of the devastating effects Monsanto and roundup have had on Argentina, as well as the stories of those fighting back against Monsanto.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 ad free

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42:29

A Brief History of Monsanto and the Horrible Things...

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2024/12/05

Monsanto started as a chemical company founded 1901. Later, the company became a major producer of genetically engineered crops. In this episode, Cristina shares a brief history of Monsanto, to get all of us up to speed on the topic she wants to cover: Leydy Pech, the Maya woman who defeated Monsanto. Before getting to that, it would be good to know what Monsanto actually is.Books mentioned: Seed Money: Monsanto’s Past and Our Food Future by Bartow J. Elmore.The World According to Monsanto by

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52:09

Operation Wetback

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2024/11/21

In 1954, the U.S. Border Patrol enacted “Operation Wetback,” a campaign to deport Mexican workers who were in the country illegally. The program was called a success and claimed to have rounded up 1 million people, though that number is now contested. US citizens were among the deported and many died due to being left in the desert.In this episode, Cristina tells Carmen about operation wetback, the context leading up to it and a little bit about the man behind it.If you have topic suggestions, feel

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37:27

The Puerto Rico Birth Control Pill Trials

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2024/11/14

The birth control pill revolutionized women’s independence in the US and everywhere, but came at the cost of Puerto Rican women who were experimented on without consent in the birth control trials of the 1950’s, overseen by Gregory Pincus and John Rock. 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 ad free episodes? And the ocassioal bonus episode? Support Historias Unknown

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58:14

Esterilización Forzada En California (in Spanish)

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2024/11/07

Leyes de esterilización en los Estados Unidos desproporcionadamente afectaron a personas Morena, Indígena, y Latina. Sterilizaciones masivas se llevaron en 32 estados y también en Puerto Rico. Entre 1930 a 1970, un tercio de las mujeres puertorriqueñas fueron esterilizadas. Entre 1907 y 1979, 20,000 personas fueron esterilizadas en Californa. De esos 20,000, personas con apellidos en español fueron los más afectados. Cuatro manicomios en California fueron responsables por todas las operaciones en

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54:24

Cesar Chavez Part 5

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2024/10/24

Cesario Estrada Chavez was an American labor leader and civil rights activist.. He co-founded the National Farm Workers Association, along with Dolores Huerta, which later merged with the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee to become the United Farm Workers labor union.In part five, the final part of this Cesar Chavez series, Cristina talks about Cesar Chavez' fascination with cult leader Charles Dederich, the Synanon cult and the game. As well as anti-semitism accusations against Cesar Chavez

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54:46

Cesar Chavez Part 4

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2024/10/17

Cesario Estrada Chavez was an American labor leader and civil rights activist.. He co-founded the National Farm Workers Association, along with Dolores Huerta, which later merged with the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee to become the United Farm Workers labor union.In part four, Cristina talks about Cesar Chavez' trip to Europe, the UFW's Wet lines across the Arizona border, the UFW's "Illegals Campaign" and mass purges within the union. Part five will explore the ties between Synanon and

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59:07

Cesar Chavez Part 3

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2024/10/03

Cesario Estrada Chavez was an American labor leader and civil rights activist.. He co-founded the National Farm Workers Association, along with Dolores Huerta, which later merged with the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee to become the United Farm Workers labor union.In part three, Cristina talks about the end of the grape strikes, the trouble with the lettuce boycotts, inlcuding two UFW member deaths and more.If you have topic suggestions, feel free to email

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57:51

Cesar Chavez Part Two

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2024/09/26

Cesario Estrada Chavez was an American labor leader and civil rights activist.. He co-founded the National Farm Workers Association, along with Dolores Huerta, which later merged with the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee to become the United Farm Workers labor union.In part two, Cristina starts off with the 300 mile march from Delano to Sacramento and ends with Cesar Chavez' fast. Discussing his first purge, lies about his career, his relationship with Robert Kennedy and more. If you have

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62:43

Cesar Chavez

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2024/09/19

Cesario Estrada Chavez was an American labor leader and civil rights activist.. He co-founded the National Farm Workers Association, along with Dolores Huerta, which later merged with the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee to become the United Farm Workers labor union.In part one, Cristina tells Carmen about Cesar Chavez' early lif, the troubles and tribulations and the beginning of the UFW. By the end of these episodes, we'll learn about the downfall of the UFW and the ties between Cesar

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38:16

The Lemon Grove Incident

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2024/09/12

On January 5, 1931, Mexican students were turned away from the Lemon Grove Grammar School and were told to attend a barnyard for school. As a result, the Mexican community gathered and faced off with the school board, in Roberto Alvarez v. the Board of Trustees of the Lemon Grove School District, and won. This became known as "The Lemon Grove Incident.”On this episode, Carmen tells Cristina about this historic caseIf you have topic suggestions, feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com

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54:13

Mendez v Westminster

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2024/09/05

When Gonzalo and Felicitas Mendez, both US citizens tried to enroll their chidren to the 17th street school in Westiminster, CA, they were denied. They were told 17th street school was for White children only and their children had to attend the Mexican school 10 blocka away. The Mendez family wold not stand for this and they recruited four other parents from local school districts for a federal court case challenging school segregation.The Mendez, et al. v. Westminster School District of Orange

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30:54

Culebra Island

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2024/08/29

The US Navy tried to take over the island of Culebra, but after years being displaced and harmed, the Culebrenses fought back. This is the story of how the US Navy was kicked out of Culebra Island.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/Join the Historians Unknown Support Club: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/supportInstagram:

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33:55

Los Motines de los Baños de 1917 (Spanish episode)

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2024/08/22

El 28 de enero de 1917, Carmelita Torres, de diecisiete años, se negó a bajarse del tranvía en el puente de Santa Fe y seguir a los funcionarios de salud estadounidenses hasta un baño químico. 30 mujeres la siguieron. Pronto, esas 30 se convirtieron en cientas y luego en miles. Esto se llamaría "los motines de los banos" y duró 2 días. Los periódicos se referían a las mujeres como amazonas y llamaban a Carmelita Torres la amazona pelirroja. No se sabe mucho sobre ella, pero inspiró a miles.En este

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34:28

The 1948 Los Gatos Crash

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2024/08/15

The worst plane crash in California history happened in 1948, in Los Gatos. 32 died. 28 of those 32 were Mexican workers who were being deported. These workers were all put in a mass grave together and the grave was marked with the words “Mexican Nationals”. On today's episode, Cristina tells Carmen about this tragic crash and one person's journey to give them back their names. If you have topic suggestions, feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com or use the contact us form on the

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34:56

El Baile de Los 41 (Spanish episode)

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2024/07/18

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! If you have topic suggestions, feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Want to support Historias Unknown and access

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