El descubrimiento del Nuevo Mundo supuso una revolución económica y política para los reinos de Castilla y Aragón y el encumbramiento de Cristóbal Colón como un marino genial, si bien pronto se verían sus carencias como gobernante de La Española.
Un hastiado Colón abandonaba Portugal y se tras ... Show More
Oct 2024
Viena, la capital del vals en el siglo XIX - Ep.2 (Johann Strauss, el rey del vals)
Decía Johann Strauss que el vals era «la música del alma y el baile es la expresión de la alegría». El vals fue una revolución no solo musical, encerraba el contenido de la revolución burguesa que quería acabar con las formas de la
aristocracia y diferenciarse. Los bailes anterio ... Show More
21m 12s
Oct 2024
Johann Strauss Hijo, todo comienza con su padre Ep.1 (Johann Strauss, el rey del vals)
Como si del Hollywood clásico se tratase, esta historia contiene música, pasiones, fama, dinero, amores y desamores. ¡Con ustedes, la familia Strauss!
Johann Strauss padre (1804-1849), su primera esposa, María Anna Streim (1801-1870), y sus tres hijos varones: Johann (1825-1899), ... Show More
18m 14s
Jan 2023
The First Indigenous Americans in Europe
<p>1492 marked the beginning of the Colombian Exchange - the transfer of people, goods, ideas and commodities across the Atlantic between Europe and the Americas. We hear a lot about the conquistadors, the settlers, Jesuit priests and colonisers from Spain, Portugal and Britain w ... Show More
24m 13s
Feb 2024
Christopher Columbus: life of the week
In the list of famous explorers, the name of Christopher Columbus stands out. Seen for many years as the man who supposedly 'discovered' the Americas, his heroic legacy is now being challenged and critiqued. Speaking to Paul Bloomfield, historian Julia McClure considers the explo ... Show More
43m 25s
Jan 2023
How Indigenous Americans Discovered Europe
<p>We have long been taught that modern global history began when the 'Old World' encountered the 'New', when Christopher Columbus 'discovered' America in 1492. But, in a groundbreaking new book, Dr. Caroline Dodds Pennock conclusively shows that for tens of thousands of Aztecs, ... Show More
44m 10s
Feb 2023
306: Columbus: The Adventure Begins (Part 1)
A controversial figure both now and in his time, Tom and Dominic discuss Columbus and his drive for discovery, power and status. They look at Columbus’ early life in Genoa, his journey to becoming an accomplished sailor, his obsession with crossing the Atlantic to reach what he t ... Show More
56m 9s
Nov 2014
The Expulsion of the Jews From Spain
<p>In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue ... and Ferdinand, king of Aragon, and Isabella, queen of Castile expelled the Jewish population from Spain.</p><p> </p> Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork. ... Show More
29m 55s