THE FALL OF THE AZTEC EMPIRE: WHO IS TO BLAME?
The Alarmist
The Alarmist
4.4 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 5 May 2020
⏱️ 49 minutes
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In this special Cinco De Mayo episode, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) decides who is to blame for the fall of the Aztec Empire! She is joined by writer/producer Alex Fumero, Fact Checker Chris Smith and Producer Amanda Lund. Also, Guest Expert Dr. Camilla Townsend, Distinguished Professor of History specializing in Early Native American and Latin American History At Rutgers University, weighs in.
On the board this week: Moctezuma’s Hubris, Spanish Machismo and Smallpox (duh).
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