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Historias Unknown

Historias Unknown

By: Carmen & Cristina
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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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  • the Porvenir Massacre

    the Porvenir Massacre
    Jun 19 2025
    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 women, younger children and elderly, then proceeded to gun down the able bodied men and boys over 14. This is known today as the Porvenir Massacre and took place during the ten year period called the Hour of Blood or La Matanza.This is a very heavy episode, listen with caution.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 weekly bonus episodes? Support Historias Unknown on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/HistoriasUnknownPodcastFollow on social media:Instagram: https : //www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/Threads: https://www.threads.net/@historiasunknownMusic Credit: Hustlin (Instrumental) by NeffexSources: The Injustice Never Leaves You: Anti-Mexican Violence in Texas by Monica Munoz MartinezThe Lynching of Mexicans in the Texas Borderlands by Nicholas Villanuevahttps://www.porvenirmassacre.org/https://thc.texas.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/Porvenir_Marker_01.jpghttps://www.thestoryoftexas.com/discover/artifacts/harry-warren-porvenir-notebook-spotlight-1-1-19https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Ranger_Division#Hall_of_Fame_and_Museumhttps://thc.texas.gov/blog/remembering-porvenir-massacrehttps://www.texastribune.org/2020/08/15/texas-rangers-racist-violent-history/https://www.texasobserver.org/century-porvenir-massacre-remembering-one-texas-darkest-days/https://www.texasranger.org/Pages/History/Timeline#section-4https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidio_County,_Texashttps://refusingtoforget.org/chico-cano/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canales_Investigationhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Tom%C3%A1s_CanalesLesson plans about Porvenir for teachers: https://www.porvenirmassacre.org/educational.htmlBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support.
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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • La Matanza, the Hour of Blood: the Lynching of Two Teens in Texas

    La Matanza, the Hour of Blood: the Lynching of Two Teens in Texas
    Jun 12 2025
    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 was worse during 1915 to 1919. Estimates of the number of dead Mexicans from these years range from 300 to 5000, but it’s not exact because so many murders went unreported.

    In this episode, Cristina talks about the lynching of two teens in Texas during La Matanza. The lynching of 14 year old Antonio Gomez and 15 year old Leon Martinez.

    This is a very heavy episode, listen with caution.

    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 weekly bonus episodes? Support Historias Unknown on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/HistoriasUnknownPodcast

    Follow on social media:

    Instagram: https : //www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/

    Threads: https://www.threads.net/@historiasunknown

    Music Credit: Hustlin (Instrumental) by Neffex

    This episode was edited by Bex Carlos & Alex Rogpe

    Sources:

    The Injustice Never Leaves You: Anti-Mexican Violence in Texas by Monica Munoz Martinez
    Unspeakable Violence: Remapping U.S. and Mexican National Imaginaries (Latin America Otherwise)
    Forgotten Dead: Mob Violence against Mexicans in the United States, 1848-1928
    The Lynching of Mexicans in the Texas Borderlands by Nicholas Villanueva

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    42 mins
  • The Hour of Blood, La Matanza and the Lynching of Antonio Rodriguez

    The Hour of Blood, La Matanza and the Lynching of Antonio Rodriguez
    Jun 5 2025
    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 Texas rangers, whose violence was worse during 1915 to 1919. Estimates of the number of dead Mexicans from these years range from 300 to 5000, but it’s not exact because so many murders went unreported.

    The lynching of Antonio Rodriguez is considered the first during this deadly 10 year period.

    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 weekly bonus episodes? Support Historias Unknown on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/HistoriasUnknownPodcast

    Follow on social media:

    Instagram: https : //www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/

    Threads: https://www.threads.net/@historiasunknown

    Music Credit: Hustlin (Instrumental) by Neffex

    This episode was edited by Bex Carlos & Alex Rogpe

    Sources

    The Injustice Never Leaves You: Anti-Mexican Violence in Texas by Monica Munoz Martinez
    Unspeakable Violence: Remapping U.S. and Mexican National Imaginaries (Latin America Otherwise)
    Forgotten Dead: Mob Violence against Mexicans in the United States, 1848-1928
    The Lynching of Mexicans in the Texas Borderlands by Nicholas Villanueva

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

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