The year 1492 is one of the most important in Spanish history. While Columbus sailed west across the Atlantic, Jews were forced to flee east, ending over a thousand years of Jewish presence on the Iberian Peninsula. That same year, the Catholic Monarchs completed the reconquest by defeating the Muslim-controlled Kingdom of Granada. These seemingly separate events were driven by a single unified goal: transforming Spain into a fully Christian nation. In this episode, we examine the fourt...
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The year 1492 is one of the most important in Spanish history. While Columbus sailed west across the Atlantic, Jews were forced to flee east, ending over a thousand years of Jewish presence on the Iberian Peninsula. That same year, the Catholic Monarchs completed the reconquest by defeating the Muslim-controlled Kingdom of Granada. These seemingly separate events were driven by a single unified goal: transforming Spain into a fully Christian nation. In this episode, we examine the fourt...
63: The Reluctant Revolutionary: A Mind in Motion, A Life in Balance
I Take History With My Coffee
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63: The Reluctant Revolutionary: A Mind in Motion, A Life in Balance
Send Me A Text Message This episode explores the remarkable story of Nicolaus Copernicus, a cautious church administrator whose revolutionary ideas about the cosmos emerged through decades of patient observation and calculation. Born into the sophisticated trading city of Toruń and educated across Europe's finest universities, Copernicus developed his heliocentric theory while maintaining his duties as a canon in the remote Baltic region of Warmia. His unique position - supported by church in...
I Take History With My Coffee
The year 1492 is one of the most important in Spanish history. While Columbus sailed west across the Atlantic, Jews were forced to flee east, ending over a thousand years of Jewish presence on the Iberian Peninsula. That same year, the Catholic Monarchs completed the reconquest by defeating the Muslim-controlled Kingdom of Granada. These seemingly separate events were driven by a single unified goal: transforming Spain into a fully Christian nation. In this episode, we examine the fourt...
