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...
73: Crisis of Accuracy: Johann Schreck and the 1629 Solar Eclipse
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73: Crisis of Accuracy: Johann Schreck and the 1629 Solar Eclipse
Send Me A Text Message The death of Matteo Ricci in 1610 left the Jesuit mission in China vulnerable, facing waves of persecution and political upheaval that threatened to end European influence in the empire. This episode explores how the missionaries endured by strategically applying scientific knowledge, highlighting the work of Johann Schreck, a German Jesuit who studied under Galileo and brought European astronomical expertise to the Chinese imperial court. We examine the turbulent perio...
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...
