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1836 - An Adventure in Time Part 2 50:09

7d ago50:09

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In Part 2 of 1836 - An Adventure in time we look at some key events and people of 1836 that helped create the modern world. It is an ongoing experiment in context and perspective and highlights some obvious and not so obvious people and events. If you are enjoying Texas History Lessons, consider buying me a cup of coffee by clicking here! Help make…

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Family Holiday Special: The Legend of Pecos Bill 37:26

21d ago37:26

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Just in time for your holiday road trips, this is a special episode that the whole family can enjoy! Kick off your boots and settle in for the legend of Pecos Bill, the Texas folk hero who was raised by coyotes, rode a tornado, tamed the wildest horse on the plains, and invented everything from the branding iron to the lasso! Send us a text Visit o…

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1836 - An Adventure in Time Part 1 50:34

15d ago50:34

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In Part 1 of 1836 - An Adventure in time we look at some key events that helped create the world of 1836. It is an ongoing experiment in context and perspective and highlights some obvious and not so obvious events. If you are enjoying Texas History Lessons, consider buying me a cup of coffee by clicking here! Help make Texas History Lessons by sup…

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Texas History Lessons Update! 34:02

22d ago34:02

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Due to some unanticipated circumstances, Texas History Lessons has been on a lengthy hiatus. Fortunately, reading, researching and writing have not stopped. This episode is a an update on what's to come and a test of new equipment. Thanks for listening. If you are enjoying Texas History Lessons, consider buying me a cup of coffee by clicking here! …

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#7 - Tascosa: Ghosts and Outlaws, pt. 2 1:05:46

1M ago1:05:46

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Last time, we experienced the wild rise of Tascosa, the frontier town that became the hub of lawlessness in the Texas Panhandle. Now, in part two, we see Tascosa at its peak, and the random violence that helped to fill Boothill Cemetery, concluding in a dramatic shootout that took more lives than even the O.K. Corral. Finally, the drastic collapse …

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Halloween Special - Ghost Riders in the Sky: The Legend of Stampede Mesa 31:34

2M ago31:34

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Ghost Riders in the Sky is one of the most popular Country songs of all time. But did you know it was inspired by events right here in West Texas? Join us as we take a spooky look at the Legend of Stampede Mesa. Just don't listen before bedtime... Send us a text Visit our website at wtxpodcast.com for companion articles, show notes, and photos for …

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#6 - Tascosa: Ghosts and Outlaws, pt. 1 45:01

3M ago45:01

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Join us as we uncover the wild rise of Tascosa, the frontier town that became the hub of lawlessness in the Texas Panhandle. In this first of two episodes, we focus on the town's early days, from violent sheep wars to its transformation into a trading hub. Along the way, we’ll meet figures like Charles Goodnight and Casimero Romero, and set the sta…

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Triumph and Tragedy, Tolerance and Toughness 7:15

3M ago7:15

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This is the audio from my October 2024 SA PechaKucha talk, which you can find on YouTube as well. As a summary of my thoughts after thinking deeply about San Antonio and early Texas history for the last decade, I'm pretty happy with it. But I'll admit that it's a little incomplete. BTW, the punchline (which you can't see in the audio version) is th…

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The Battle of San Jacinto Part 6 56:01

3M ago56:01

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This is the final episode in a series on the Battle of San Jacinto and its immediate aftermath. The United States has been said to be a nation made by war and Texas, as a part of that nation, has been the scene of much warfare and its people have been significant participants in that violent history. The Battle of San Jacinto was a step towards muc…

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#5 - Grapes on the Caprock: The Texas Wine Revolution 51:13

4M ago51:13

51:13

In this episode we explore how Texas, once considered an unlikely place for wine production, has risen to become a significant player on the global wine stage. Through the stories of pioneers, scientists, and modern-day winemakers, we trace the history of Texas wine back over 350 years and uncover the pivotal moments that shaped the state and regio…

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The Battle of San Jacinto Part 5 1:01:37

4M ago1:01:37

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This is part 5 of a series on the Battle of San Jacinto. It shares several personal accounts of the battle and contains explicit scenes of violence. If you are enjoying Texas History Lessons, consider buying me a cup of coffee by clicking here! Help make Texas History Lessons by supporting it on Patreon. And a special thanks to everyone that alread…

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The Battle of San Jacinto Part 4 27:28

4M ago27:28

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This is part 4 in a series covering the Battle of San Jacinto. On April 21, 1836, the members of the Texian army exacted vengeance for the Alamo and Goliad. If you are enjoying Texas History Lessons, consider buying me a cup of coffee by clicking here! Help make Texas History Lessons by supporting it on Patreon. And a special thanks to everyone tha…

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The Battle of San Jacinto Part 3 30:43

4M ago30:43

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This is part 3 in a series on the April 21, 1836 Battle of San Jacinto. If you are enjoying Texas History Lessons, consider buying me a cup of coffee by clicking here! Help make Texas History Lessons by supporting it on Patreon. And a special thanks to everyone that already does. Website: texashistorylessons.com email: texashistorylessons@gmail.com…

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The Battle of San Jacinto Part 2 51:10

4M ago51:10

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This is part 2 in a series on the Battle of San Jacinto and takes us to the eve of the battle on April 20, 1836. Decisions on that day had an impact on Texas history for years to come. If you are enjoying Texas History Lessons, consider buying me a cup of coffee by clicking here! Help make Texas History Lessons by supporting it on Patreon. And a sp…

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#4 - The Lost Gold of West Texas 1:03:13

4M ago1:03:13

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Join us as we explore the mysterious legend of Sublett's Lost Gold. Hidden deep within the rugged Guadalupe Mountains, this elusive treasure has captivated the imaginations of treasure hunters and adventurers for over a century. Discover the intriguing story of Will Sublett, a Texas Pacific Railroad scout who veered off his path in search of untold…

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The Battle of San Jacinto Part 1 38:41

5M ago38:41

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This is Part 1 of a series on the Battle of San Jacinto on April 21, 1836. If you are enjoying Texas History Lessons, consider buying me a cup of coffee by clicking here! Help make Texas History Lessons by supporting it on Patreon. And a special thanks to everyone that already does. Website: texashistorylessons.com email: texashistorylessons@gmail.…

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Victory and Death: The Battle of San Jacinto 3:51:03

5M ago3:51:03

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The Texas Revolution was not a matter of victory or death. It was both. This episode is a deep investigation into the history of the April 21, 1836 Battle of San Jacinto between Santa Anna's Mexican army and Sam Houston's Texian army in Peggy McCormick's cow pasture near the confluence of Buffalo Bayou and the San Jacinto River. For those that pref…

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Poetry and the Texas Revolution 40:48

5M ago40:48

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This episode looks at how contemporaries started to shape the current events they were living through into the myth and mystique that contributed to Texas memory and Texas history. Several poems are shared that show a conscious effort to establish Texas in the heroic lineage of myth and the American experiment. If you are enjoying Texas History Les…

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#3 - Pinkie Roden: The Bootlegger King, pt. 2 46:27

5M ago46:27

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In this episode, part 2 of a series, host Jody Slaughter investigates the life of Pinkie Roden, who built a West Texas bootlegging empire in Prohibition that lasted all the way into modern times. From moonshiner to political influencer, Pinkie's story is a blend of daring escapades, high-stakes chases, and a relentless pursuit of fortune. Seldom ta…

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#2 - Pinkie Roden: The Bootlegger King, pt. 1 39:05

6M ago39:05

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In this episode, host Jody Slaughter investigates the life of Pinkie Roden, who built a West Texas bootlegging empire in Prohibition that lasted all the way into modern times. From moonshiner to political influencer, Pinkie's story is a blend of daring escapades, high-stakes chases, and a relentless pursuit of fortune. Seldom talked about today, Pi…

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#1 - Judge Roy Bean: The West's Most Notorious Judge 44:21

6M ago44:21

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In this premiere episode of WTX, host Jody Slaughter dives into the wild life of Judge Roy Bean, the self-proclaimed "Law West of the Pecos." Step into the blistering heat of the 1890s in the remote town of Langtry, Texas. Here, amidst the dust and desert, Judge Bean held court in the Jersey Lilly Saloon with a pet bear by his side and a fearless g…

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The Battlefield(s) of Medina? 13:41

6M ago13:41

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We found another site. But so did someone else. And there's a rumored fourth site out there as well now? What in the name of Miguel Menchaca's ghost is going on? www.BrandonSeale.comBrandon Seale

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Victory or Death: The Roads to San Jacinto 44:46

6M ago44:46

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Victory or Death! Everyone remembers the famous line of William Barret Travis’ call for aid before he and close to 200 other Texas rebels fell at the Alamo. It’s a phrase that has echoed down through the past to the present day as a cry of defiance. During the early months of 1836 it served as a warning. Victory had not come for the audacious young…

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JR Tully and the Dreamland Band - The River Got Angry 16:41

7M ago16:41

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If you haven't listened to the music of JR Tully, whose based out of San Antonio, then you are missing out and in this episode I share why you need his music in your life. If you are enjoying Texas History Lessons, consider buying me a cup of coffee by clicking here! Help make Texas History Lessons by supporting it on Patreon. And a special thanks …

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Jeff Parsons and Fannie Sutherland Remember the Runaway Scrape 24:56

7M ago24:56

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Jeff Parsons came to Texas as a slave with George and Fannie Sutherland when he was nine years old in 1830. This episode focuses on his memories that he shared with the Galveston Daily News. His tale is filled with vivid accounts of the Runaway Scrape and life in early Texas. In addition, this episode shares a letter that Fannie Sutherland wrote to…

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Dilue Rose Harris' Account of the 1836 Runaway Scrape 50:43

7M ago50:43

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Dilue Rose Harris was ten years old at the beginning of 1836 and lived through the tumultuous events of the Runaway Scrape. When she was in her seventies she recorded her memories of that time period. If you are enjoying Texas History Lessons, consider buying me a cup of coffee by clicking here! Help make Texas History Lessons by supporting it on P…

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Creed Taylor's Account of the 1836 Runaway Scrape 33:52

7M ago33:52

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This episode takes a look at the memories of Creed Taylor concerning the Runaway Scrape, the battle of San Jacinto, and the aftermath. If you are enjoying Texas History Lessons, consider buying me a cup of coffee by clicking here! Help make Texas History Lessons by supporting it on Patreon. And a special thanks to everyone that already does. Websit…

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The Runaway Scrape 27:57

8M ago27:57

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This episode considers the aftermath of the Alamo and Goliad that led to the large migration called The Runaway Scrape as Texans fled the wrath of Santa Anna. If you are enjoying Texas History Lessons, consider buying me a cup of coffee by clicking here! Help make Texas History Lessons by supporting it on Patreon. And a special thanks to everyone t…

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The Good Old Days: 2BT Podcast replay - Raw Aggression 1:16:25

8M ago1:16:25

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Here's a bonus episode for you. Back in the day I did a podcast with my cousins, Dave and Steve, called 2BT. Two Bald Texans-Two Bearded Texans-Two (whatever word you want to use) Texans, and so on. Technically we still do it. It's just on a very extended hiatus and it is one of the things that gave me the confidence to do Texas History Lessons. Th…

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One Person's Activist is Another Person's Voice Part 1 54:03

9M ago54:03

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What are activist historians trying to do? If you are enjoying Texas History Lessons, consider buying me a cup of coffee by clicking here! Help make Texas History Lessons by supporting it on Patreon. And a special thanks to everyone that already does. Website: texashistorylessons.com email: texashistorylessons@gmail.com Twitter: @TexasHistoryL The …

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Bloodshed at Goliad 43:19

9M ago43:19

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You've heard about "Remember the Alamo" but why are we to "Remember Goliad?" This episode contains first hand accounts by both Texans and Mexicans that were there and lived to tell about it. If you are enjoying Texas History Lessons, consider buying me a cup of coffee by clicking here! Help make Texas History Lessons by supporting it on Patreon. An…

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The Fall of the Alamo - March 6, 1836 24:45

9M ago24:45

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The Alamo fell to Santa Anna on March 6, 1836. This episode contains firsthand accounts of that event. If you are enjoying Texas History Lessons, consider buying me a cup of coffee by clicking here! Help make Texas History Lessons by supporting it on Patreon. And a special thanks to everyone that already does. Website: texashistorylessons.com email…

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The Texas Declaration of Independence - March 2, 1836 25:16

9M ago25:16

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Primary sources are important. This episode focuses on the Texas Declaration of Independence of March 2, 1836. If you are enjoying Texas History Lessons, consider buying me a cup of coffee by clicking here! Help make Texas History Lessons by supporting it on Patreon. And a special thanks to everyone that already does. Website: texashistorylessons.c…

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Victory or Death: Travis' Letter of February 24, 1836 14:48

10M ago14:48

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On February 24, 1836, William B. Travis sent out a plea for help that became one of the most famous letters in history. If you are enjoying Texas History Lessons, consider buying me a cup of coffee by clicking here! Help make Texas History Lessons by supporting it on Patreon. And a special thanks to everyone that already does. Website: texashistory…

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Lt. Tommy Collins murdered in the line of duty in Wichita Falls 11:25

10M ago11:25

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3 officers were shot in a shoot out by Dan Fowler. Lt. Tommy Collins was killed while two other officers were wounded. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/juliecoley/support

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Texas History Fun with Artificial Intelligence 32:28

10M ago32:28

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In this episode we have a little fun with Texas history and artificial intelligence. What happens when you blend Texas history with Cormac McCarthy, T.S. Eliot, Anthony Bourdain, and Tupac Shakur? You will see. This is all in good fun. Do not rely on artificial intelligence to do your research or writing. If you are enjoying Texas History Lessons, …

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The Tonkawa and Sugarloaf Mountain 41:13

11M ago41:13

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This episode takes a look at the interesting history of the Tonkawa along with some exciting current events concerning Sugarloaf Mountain. The Texas History Lessons Theme song, Walking Through History, was written and recorded by Derrick McClendon. Twitter: @dmclendonmusic If you are enjoying Texas History Lessons, consider buying me a cup of coffe…

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Man kills his 3 children and decapitates them while the mother helps- they had become witches 20:06

11M ago20:06

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This is one of the stories that caused me to stop writing for a few years. This story and a few others were just more than my brain could hold. Warning - it's pretty detailed. John Rubio and Angela Camacho killed and decapitated their 3 children. The rest you just have to listen to. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/…

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Clio holds in her hand a half-opened scroll Part 2 32:20

11M ago32:20

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Lucy Maynard Salmon was a perceptive and talented historian in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Her thoughts and reasoning regarding the significance of history and the need for it to be rewritten are still relavent today and will be in the future. The Texas History Lessons Theme song, Walking Through History, was written and recorded by Der…

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Clio holds in her hand a half-opened scroll Part 1 34:56

11M ago34:56

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This episode continues a review of some of the thoughts of Frederick Jackson Turner on the significance of history and introduces another late 19th Century and early 20th Century historian - Lucy Maynard Salmon - whose thoughts on history are still relavant today. The Texas History Lessons Theme song, Walking Through History, was written and record…

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Indios Bárbaros 21:58

11M ago21:58

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Spanish army officers prove reluctant to change their mindset, however, even as the Lipan alliance under the great Captain Picax-Andé brings to a definitive halt the advance of Spanish conquest. www.BrandonSeale.comBrandon Seale

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Fidelity to the Texian 25:16

11M ago25:16

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No Native Texan captured Anglo-Texians’ hearts like Lipan Captain Flacco the Younger. His exploits as a Texas Ranger and his people’s defense of Texas’ borders against Mexico make him the darling of Texas newspapers. Texas newspapers fail to distinguish, however, between hostile native Texans and Lipanes living in their midst. And Lipan wealth beco…

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Bronco Apaches 23:43

11M ago23:43

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The United States dispenses with the pretense of Native American sovereignty and adopts a policy of forced assimilation. Mexico waxes poetic about the “cosmic race” while sending airplanes to track down "Apaches broncos” living free in the mountains. The Lipan Apaches avoid the reservation by dispersing and using the reservation system to project t…

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Emergence 23:21

11M ago23:21

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Contrary to popular usage, an “Apocalypse” isn't an ending. In Greek it means an “unveiling," an "uncovering," a “revelation.” But what have we really revealed about the most powerful, most unconquerable, most exceptional people in Texas history? www.BrandonSeale.comBrandon Seale

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Grass Will Not Grow on the Path between Us 22:59

11M ago22:59

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The Lipan Apaches become proxies for a Texian guerilla war against northern Mexico, until Texian policies cut them off from their lands and their livelihoods. Ever adaptable, the Lipanes flip the script, relocating to their old haunts in Mexico and raiding Texas property. The Texas-Mexico border itself – and the freedom it offers – becomes an artif…

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Alliance and Advantage 16:37

11M ago16:37

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Proto-Apaches, Jumanos, and Puebloans vie for control of the Texas Plains in the face of Spanish entradas, epidemics, and slaving expeditions. www.BrandonSeale.comBrandon Seale

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Apache Empire 23:38

11M ago23:38

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Thanks to the horse, Plains Apaches expand their influence over an increasingly broad swath of the Great Plains and Northern Mexico. In the course of one remarkable generation, they drive the Spanish out of New Mexico and absorb their old Jumano rivals, despite an epic last-ditch effort by Jumano Captain Juan Sabeata to frustrate them. www.BrandonS…

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Lipanes at Last 30:45

11M ago30:45

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Following the great peace of 1749, San Antonio becomes the great outlet for native North American trade and for the mediation of Native Texas culture into Spanish society. In turn, Texas Apaches commit to a symbiotic existence with the settler communities around them, and come to take on a distinct identity as “Lipan” Apaches – the "People of the I…

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San Sabá 31:16

11M ago31:16

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In the course of a single generation, Spanish policy toward Lipan Apaches shifts from alliance to extermination. But a generation of alliance-making by Lipan Captain Bigotes makes the Lipan alliance more powerful than ever. They beat back the Comanches to the Red River and the Spanish to a line of presidios that still cuts across the North American…

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Unshared Sovereignty 25:50

11M ago25:50

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In the turmoil of the War for Mexican independence, Lipan Captain Cuelgas de Castro emerges as a beacon of stability in Texas. Perhaps no one saw the Texas geopolitical checkerboard better at this moment. Captain Cuelgas de Castro wins for his people recognition by the new Emperor of Mexico. But it won't be enough to secure true sovereignty for his…

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