Mexico’s Lost Archipelago? The Curious Case of the Channel Islands

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https://media.blubrry.com/3714357/content.blubrry.com/3714357/ChannelIslands.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSThe California Channel Islands, an eight-island chain off the coast of Southern California, are a treasure of natural beauty and ecological significance. Known in Mexico as the Archipiélago del Norte, or the Archipelago of the North, these islands—San Miguel, Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz, Anacapa, Santa […]

Mexico’s First Imperial Family: Where are They Now?

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https://media.blubrry.com/3714357/content.blubrry.com/3714357/RoyalFamily.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSOn a warm July day in 1822, the Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City echoed with the sounds of celebration. Agustín de Iturbide, a man of Basque descent born in Valladolid (now Morelia), Mexico, in 1783, stood before a cheering crowd as the heavy imperial crown […]