S4E157 - The Lost Fleet of Cortés: Shipwreck and Survival

In 1519, Hernán Cortés scuttled his own ships at Veracruz to prevent desertion. But one vessel never made it to the rendezvous—a supply ship carrying horses, crossbows, and the first Spanish women to set foot in Mexico. Lucas and Luna trace the journey of the lost ship, its wreck on the coast of present-day Tamaulipas, and the extraordinary survival story of its passengers, who spent months among the Huastec people before being ransomed. They explore what the ship's cargo tells us about early Spanish logistics, the role of women like Catalina de Aranda in the conquest, and the...