Mexico Unexplained
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Eclipses in Ancient Mexico
April 07, 2024 17:25 - 16 minutes - 14.7 MBThe Zapotecs, Maya and Aztecs could track and predict eclipses, and had interesting legends about them.
Jacinto Canek: Last King of the Maya
March 31, 2024 18:34 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MBIn the Yucatán in 1761 a Maya leader spearheaded a brief but intense uprising against the Spanish.
Alien Encounter: The Extraordinary Abduction of Enrique Mercado
March 24, 2024 18:13 - 12 minutes - 11.9 MBIn October of 1972 an unassuming Mexican laborer was taken aboard a flying saucer.
María Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez: Champion of Mexican Independence
March 17, 2024 19:32 - 13 minutes - 12.8 MBThe wife of a colonial magistrate became a key player in Mexico's War of Independence from Spain.
Legends of the Seri People
March 10, 2024 18:55 - 14 minutes - 15.5 MBThe Seri people of the Mexican state of Sonora have a rich culture full of legends. Here are 3.
Some Lesser-Known Gods of the Aztecs
March 03, 2024 22:26 - 17 minutes - 18.9 MBHave you ever heard of the gods Huhueteotl, Centeotl and Nanahuatzin?
The Mysterious (Faked?) Death of Mexican Superstar Pedro Infante
February 25, 2024 19:30 - 15 minutes - 17.3 MBThe death of one of the greatest Mexican entertainers who ever lived is shrouded in mystery
Barrios Beyond Time: Comparing Teotihuacan’s Enigmatic Neighborhoods
February 18, 2024 19:27 - 14 minutes - 16.2 MBWhat was life like in the neighborhoods of ancient Mexico's largest city?
Witchcraft and Pacts with the Devil in Late Colonial Mexico
February 11, 2024 19:22 - 18 minutes - 15.9 MBThousands of documents tell different stories of the Spanish Inquisition in colonial Mexico.
Exploring the Mysteries of La Venta
February 04, 2024 20:19 - 14 minutes - 12.4 MBImportant but neglected, the city of La Venta dominated the Olmec world for 500 years.
Catarina de San Juan and the Trans-Pacific Slave Trade
January 28, 2024 19:29 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MBAn enslaved woman from India found herself living 10,000 miles away from home in 1600s colonial Mexico.
Porfirio Díaz: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly
January 21, 2024 18:48 - 14 minutes - 13 MBOver 100 years after his death historians are still wondering what to make of the reign of Porfirio Díaz.
More Legends from the State of Chihuahua
January 14, 2024 18:08 - 13 minutes - 12.3 MBThe Mexican state of Chihuahua is home to many legends. Here are 4 (more).
The Trial of the Chichimec Witch, 19 July 1599
January 07, 2024 19:15 - 17 minutes - 19.5 MBAn obscure witch trial on the frontier of New Spain was more political than religious.
The Newest Maya Ruin and America’s “Sleeping Prophet”
December 31, 2023 18:14 - 15 minutes - 16.9 MBMexico's newest archaeological zone has a strange connection to an early 20th Century American clairvoyant
Did Jesus Really Appear on a Tortilla in Mexico?
December 24, 2023 18:58 - 15 minutes - 16.8 MBThe story of how a seemingly random occurrence became a pop culture phenomenon.
More Legends from the Yaqui People
December 17, 2023 03:37 - 13 minutes - 14.2 MBThe Yaqui people of northwestern Mexico have many legends. Here are three (more).
The Lerdo Monster, a New Chupacabra?
December 10, 2023 20:23 - 14 minutes - 16 MBA strange monster is said to be killing livestock in northern Durango. What is it?
Edzná, Land of the Seven Provinces
December 03, 2023 19:35 - 14 minutes - 13.2 MBThis ruined city in the jungles of Campeche has a long and interesting history.
Legends from the State of Tabasco
November 26, 2023 18:50 - 14 minutes - 12.5 MBThe Mexican state of Tabasco is home to many legends. Here are 4.
Julia Pastrana, Mexico’s “Ape Woman”
November 19, 2023 19:18 - 16 minutes - 18 MBThe star of freak shows, circuses and chambers of horror, Julia Pastrana was the most famous Mexican woman in the world in the 1850s.
The Stories of Two Unknown Mexican Saints
November 12, 2023 19:34 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MBHave you ever heard of these 2 saints from Mexico?
Have You Ever Heard of the Islas Coronado?
November 05, 2023 19:24 - 15 minutes - 13 MBThis northernmost group of Mexican islands has a unique history and many strange tales to tell.
Benito Juárez: The Indigenous Statesman Who Shaped Modern Mexico
October 28, 2023 22:30 - 15 minutes - 16.9 MBA brief profile of one of the greatest leaders of Mexico.
Legends of the Huichol People
October 21, 2023 21:52 - 13 minutes - 15 MBThe Huichol people of the mountains of Mexico have many legends. Here are three.
Did a Mexican Invent Color TV?
October 15, 2023 18:27 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MBMany Mexicans have never heard of genius inventor Guillermo González Camarena
El Teúl, Eternal City of Mystery
October 08, 2023 18:22 - 14 minutes - 13.1 MBThis little-known site in southern Zacatecas was an important place in ancient Mexico for almost 2,000 years.
Does a Group of Remote Islands in the Western Pacific Belong to Mexico?
October 01, 2023 18:59 - 16 minutes - 17.9 MB4 small Pacific islands north of New Guinea may belong to Mexico
The Mexican Alien Mummies, All You Need to Know
September 24, 2023 17:46 - 15 minutes - 13.5 MBFacts and speculation about the biggest UFO-related event to happen in Mexico in 2023.
Archangel Michael and the Well of Miracles
September 17, 2023 17:53 - 5 MBThe Archangel Michael appeared to a poor boy in Mexico in 1631 and brought with him miracles.
Three More Legends from Jalisco
September 03, 2023 18:30 - 5 MBHere are three more intriguing legends from the state of Jalisco
Little-Known Mexican Virgins, Part 5
August 27, 2023 18:53 - 5 MBOur series continues with 3 more important but little-known shrines to Our Lady
Mysteries of the Aztec Crystal Skulls Revealed!
August 20, 2023 18:46 - 5 MBThe story of the mysterious crystal skulls of the Aztecs
Mexico’s First Satanic Temple
August 13, 2023 18:13 - 5 MBConstruction continues on Mexico's first temple openly dedicated to Satan
UFO Encounters at La Rumorosa
August 06, 2023 18:57 - 5 MBIn 1997 three young men had a series of UFO encounters in the northern Mexican wilderness.
Tlahuicole, the Hercules of Ancient Mexico
July 30, 2023 18:19 - 5 MBThroughout ancient Mexico, everyone knew the name of this famous warrior from Tlaxcala.
Ghosts and Monsters of San Miguel de Allende
July 23, 2023 18:24 - 5 MBThe old city of San Miguel de Allende is full of many scary legends. Here are 7.
Don Pedrito Jaramillo; Healer, Clairvoyant, Folk Saint
July 09, 2023 18:34 - 5 MBPart curandero, part psychic, Don Pedrito was credited with healing tens of thousands of people.
Doña Isabel Moctezuma, the Last Empress of the Aztecs
July 02, 2023 17:51 - 5 MBThe last empress of the Aztecs had a short but intense life. Her legacy lives on.
La Quemada, Mystery at the Edge of Mesoamerica
June 25, 2023 17:59 - 5 MBNo one knows who built this interesting ancient city or for what reason.
The Great Mexican UFO Wave of 1965
June 18, 2023 18:17 - 5 MBThousands of people saw strange objects in the skies over Mexico from July to October of 1965
José Estrada Munguía, Mexico’s Nikola Tesla
June 04, 2023 18:22 - 5 MBThis prolific Mexican inventor was almost completely lost to history.
The People’s Liberation Army of Mexico and the Kidnapping of John Patterson
May 28, 2023 19:16 - 5 MBA US vice-consul in Mexico was supposedly kidnapped by a fringe communist group. Here is the real story.
The Story of Vanilla
May 21, 2023 18:32 - 5 MBVanilla cultivation began in Mexico thousands of years ago.
Tales of Terror from the State of Hidalgo
May 14, 2023 19:16 - 5 MBThe state of Hidalgo is home to 3 million people and many scary stories. Here are 5.
Emperor Ahuizotl and the Expansion of the Aztec Empire
May 07, 2023 18:55 - 5 MBThis young emperor doubled the size of the Aztec Empire and died a tragic death
The Alien Abduction of Grace Garza
April 30, 2023 20:23 - 5 MBIn 1992 a young university student was taken aboard a spaceship and examined by aliens
Monte Albán, An Overview
April 23, 2023 19:00 - 15 minutes - 17 MBThis magnificent city on a mountain ridge in Oaxaca still holds many mysteries.
Legends from the State of Morelos
April 16, 2023 19:14 - 5 MBThe tiny landlocked state of Morelos is home to many legends. Here are 7.
Pancho Villa and the Disappearance of Ambrose Bierce
April 09, 2023 18:37 - 5 MBDid Pancho Villa himself have a hand in the disappearance of a famous American writer?