AZ: The History of Arizona podcast

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Episode 11: The presidios Apr 20, 2020

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In the 1770s, the Spanish crown instituted a massive reorganization of how it oversaw the frontier in North America. Meanwhile, Garcés finally realized his dream of making it to the Hopis, only for it not to go as planned.

Episode 10: California Dreamin’ Apr 13, 2020

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In which Juan Bautista de Anza and hundreds of colonists went for a walk to San Francisco on a winter’s day. Plus, it turns out it wasn’t all safe and warm in LA.

Episode 9: Tubac Apr 06, 2020

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By the mid-1730s the first permanent residents in Arizona had begun to settle along the Santa Cruz River. Too bad what followed was more than 20 years of revolts, raids and one radical change for the Spanish empire.

Episode 8: Captain Anza, or, meet the new bosses Mar 30, 2020

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After the Spanish Habsburg dynasty gave way to the Spanish Bourbons, a young Basque man would immigrate to the New World, where he would quickly show he had the chops to rise to the top. It’s time to welcome Juan Bautista de Anza the Elder back to the podcast.

Episode 7: The padre on horseback Mar 23, 2020

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The missions were a key part of Spanish rule along the North American frontier. And no one represents the missions in southern Arizona like math-student-turned-priest Eusebio Kino.

Episode 6: Pay for it yourself Mar 16, 2020

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Spanish North America was a costly, unproductive project. So you can perhaps forgive King Felipe II for telling a new wave of explorers to keep their hands out of his treasury.

Episode 5: A priest, a slave, and a conquistador walk into a state… Mar 09, 2020

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No, this isn't the start of a joke. For Coronado and his expedition, the search for glory and gold in Arizona and New Mexico turned out to be no laughing matter.

Episode 4: The first Arizonans Mar 02, 2020

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At some point, humans entered North America. And the ones that made Arizona their home produced marvels that still capture the imagination today.

Episode 3: Thorns and Stingers Feb 24, 2020

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From the outside, Arizona - with its venomous snakes, scorpions and lizards; barbed cactus and spiked trees; and imposing geography - looked primed to kill anyone foolish enough to come close. But that impression doesn't do justice to the complex evolutionary forces that have shaped the state's flora and fauna.

Episode 2: All the pretty rocks Feb 17, 2020

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Arizona’s history wouldn’t be quite the same without the magnificent stage it plays out on. That’s why we need to answer the question of why the state has so many great-looking holes in the ground.

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