Episodes

  • Lorena Borjas: La Madre de La Comunidad Trans en Queens

    Lorena Borjas: La Madre de La Comunidad Trans en Queens
    Jul 10 2025
    Lorena Borjas fue conocida como la madre de la comunidad trans latina en Queens, Nueva York. Tras una vida dedicada al activismo, falleció en 2020 a causa de la COVID-19, pero su legado sigue vivo.

    En este capitulo, Carmen le cuenta a Cristina sobre la vida de Lorena Borjas.

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    Sources:
    https://lambdalegal.org/blogs/us_20231010_queer-latinx-leaders-who-paved-the-way/
    https://qptv.org/content/queens-stories-story-lorena-borjas-transgender-latina-activist
    https://transgenderlawcenter.org/case/lorena-borjas/
    https://www.ourvoicesarefree.org/founder
    https://www.amidacareny.org/transgender-awareness-week-honoring-lorena-borjas/
    https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-signs-legislation-honor-lgbtq-pride-month-and-empowers-new-york-state-agencies
    https://www.them.us/story/lorena-borjas-mother-of-queens-trans-latinx-community-died-coronavirus
    https://www.them.us/story/out-on-the-frontlines-liaam-winslet-lorena-borjas

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    27 mins
  • Chico Cano

    Chico Cano
    Jul 3 2025
    Before company B of the Texas Rangers executed 15 Mexican men and boys in Porvenir, Texas, they asked each one, “are you Chico Cano?”. But who was Chico Cano? It depends who you ask. If you ask the Texas rangers, he was a deranged Mexican bandit, who led a band of 100 Mexicans and stole cattle and killed indiscriminately along the US-Mexico border. But the truth is more complicated than that. In this episode, Cristina tells Carmen about Chico Cano.

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    Sources:

    https://refusingtoforget.org/chico-cano
    https://www.odmp.org/officer/12299-customs-agent-joseph-russell-sitter
    https://npshistory.com/publications/bibe/wthss-19-3.pdf
    https://uncpress.org/book/9781469670126/borders-of-violence-and-justice

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    41 mins
  • The National Synarchist Union

    The National Synarchist Union
    Jun 26 2025
    The National Synarchist Union was a fascist organization in Mexico, and was most popular from 1940 to around 1943. It sought the unity of the Catholic church and government, and for the church to rule; although it never gained much power, its beliefs and goals are comparable to Christian nationalism in the US, which we are seeing fighting for control of the US. In this episode, Carmen tells Cristina about this brief organization in Mexico.If you have topic suggestions, feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com or use the contact us form on the website https://www.historiasunknown.com/contact/Want ad free episodes? And weekly bonus episodes? Support Historias Unknown on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/HistoriasUnknownPodcastFollow on social media:Instagram: https : //www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/Threads: https://www.threads.net/@historiasunknownMusic Credit: Hustlin (Instrumental) by NeffexSources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Antonio_Urquiza https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synarchism#:~:text=Synarchism%20generally%20means%20%22joint%20rule,Catholic%20theocracy%20movement%20in%20Mexico. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Sinarquismhttps://www.scielo.org.mx/pdf/cultural/v3n1/v3n1a2.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20110708041400/http://guanaco17.blogspot.com/2008/06/manifiesto-sinarquista-de-1937.html https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1069 &context=hist_etds&httpsredir=1&referer= https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/what-is-christian-nationalism-and-why-it-raises-concerns-about-threats-to-democracy https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1260150915 https://open.spotify.com/episode/2TSJu4oyWlxIVA8BK589EM?si=li-noigSQWentPZlXa7voQ&nd=1&dlsi=86e1cc12785d4873 ​​https://religionnews.com/2025/06/14/suspect-in-killing-of-minnesota-legislator-is-an-ordained-minister-who-evangelized-in-africa/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support.
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    48 mins
  • the Porvenir Massacre

    the Porvenir Massacre
    Jun 19 2025
    On January 28, 1918, Company B of the Texas Rangers along with 4 local ranchmen and a US armny unit descended into the small town of Porvenir, Texas. They woke up the 140 residents and separated the men and boys from the women, younger children and elderly, then proceeded to gun down the able bodied men and boys over 14. This is known today as the Porvenir Massacre and took place during the ten year period called the Hour of Blood or La Matanza.This is a very heavy episode, listen with caution.If you have topic suggestions, feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com or use the contact us form on the website https://www.historiasunknown.com/contact/Want ad free episodes? And weekly bonus episodes? Support Historias Unknown on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/HistoriasUnknownPodcastFollow on social media:Instagram: https : //www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/Threads: https://www.threads.net/@historiasunknownMusic Credit: Hustlin (Instrumental) by NeffexSources: The Injustice Never Leaves You: Anti-Mexican Violence in Texas by Monica Munoz MartinezThe Lynching of Mexicans in the Texas Borderlands by Nicholas Villanuevahttps://www.porvenirmassacre.org/https://thc.texas.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/Porvenir_Marker_01.jpghttps://www.thestoryoftexas.com/discover/artifacts/harry-warren-porvenir-notebook-spotlight-1-1-19https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Ranger_Division#Hall_of_Fame_and_Museumhttps://thc.texas.gov/blog/remembering-porvenir-massacrehttps://www.texastribune.org/2020/08/15/texas-rangers-racist-violent-history/https://www.texasobserver.org/century-porvenir-massacre-remembering-one-texas-darkest-days/https://www.texasranger.org/Pages/History/Timeline#section-4https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidio_County,_Texashttps://refusingtoforget.org/chico-cano/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canales_Investigationhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Tom%C3%A1s_CanalesLesson plans about Porvenir for teachers: https://www.porvenirmassacre.org/educational.htmlBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support.
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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • La Matanza, the Hour of Blood: the Lynching of Two Teens in Texas

    La Matanza, the Hour of Blood: the Lynching of Two Teens in Texas
    Jun 12 2025
    The years from 1910 to 1920 are known as La Matanza (the massacre) or La Hora de Sangre (the hour of blood). This violence was committed by state police, vigilantes and military, including the Texas rangers, whose violence was worse during 1915 to 1919. Estimates of the number of dead Mexicans from these years range from 300 to 5000, but it’s not exact because so many murders went unreported.

    In this episode, Cristina talks about the lynching of two teens in Texas during La Matanza. The lynching of 14 year old Antonio Gomez and 15 year old Leon Martinez.

    This is a very heavy episode, listen with caution.

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    Music Credit: Hustlin (Instrumental) by Neffex

    This episode was edited by Bex Carlos & Alex Rogpe

    Sources:

    The Injustice Never Leaves You: Anti-Mexican Violence in Texas by Monica Munoz Martinez
    Unspeakable Violence: Remapping U.S. and Mexican National Imaginaries (Latin America Otherwise)
    Forgotten Dead: Mob Violence against Mexicans in the United States, 1848-1928
    The Lynching of Mexicans in the Texas Borderlands by Nicholas Villanueva

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    42 mins
  • The Hour of Blood, La Matanza and the Lynching of Antonio Rodriguez

    The Hour of Blood, La Matanza and the Lynching of Antonio Rodriguez
    Jun 5 2025
    The years from 1910 to 1920 were brutal, and are known by a couple names, La Matanza (the massacre) or La Hora de Sangre (the hour of blood). This violence was committed by state police, vigilantes and military, including the Texas rangers, whose violence was worse during 1915 to 1919. Estimates of the number of dead Mexicans from these years range from 300 to 5000, but it’s not exact because so many murders went unreported.

    The lynching of Antonio Rodriguez is considered the first during this deadly 10 year period.

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    Music Credit: Hustlin (Instrumental) by Neffex

    This episode was edited by Bex Carlos & Alex Rogpe

    Sources

    The Injustice Never Leaves You: Anti-Mexican Violence in Texas by Monica Munoz Martinez
    Unspeakable Violence: Remapping U.S. and Mexican National Imaginaries (Latin America Otherwise)
    Forgotten Dead: Mob Violence against Mexicans in the United States, 1848-1928
    The Lynching of Mexicans in the Texas Borderlands by Nicholas Villanueva

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    35 mins
  • The Lynching of Josefa

    The Lynching of Josefa
    May 29 2025
    The Lynching of Josefa took place on July 5, 1851 in Downieville, California in Sierra county. Throughout history, she has gone unnamed, her name has been changed or only a first name was ever provided. Her name was Josefa Loaiza, as time went on, her name became only Juanita. She was the first and only Mexican woman lynched in California

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    Music Credit: Hustlin (Instrumental) by Neffex

    This episode was edited by Bex Carlos & Alex Rogpe


    Sources

    The Injustice Never Leaves You: Anti-Mexican Violence in Texas by Monica Munoz Martinez
    Unspeakable Violence: Remapping U.S. and Mexican National Imaginaries (Latin America Otherwise)
    Forgotten Dead: Mob Violence against Mexicans in the United States, 1848-1928

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    28 mins
  • a Brief History of Lynching Against Mexicans in the US

    a Brief History of Lynching Against Mexicans in the US
    May 22 2025
    The Tuskegee Institure’s definition of lynching is as follows: There must be legal evidence that a person was killed. That person must have met death illegally. A group of three or more persons must have participated in the killing. The group must have acted under the pretext of service to justice, race or tradition. Following that, the amount of lynchings against Mexicans in the US from 1848 to 1928 is at least 548.

    In this episode, Cristina tells Carmen about the history of lynchings against Mexicans in the US. This is part one of a mini series discussing this dark chapter in US history. Listen with care. In the next episode, Cristina will discuss the lynching of Josefa in California.

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    Music Credit: Hustlin (Instrumental) by Neffex

    This episode was edited by Bex Carlos, check out her other work:

    https://www.bexbecasting.com/audio-magick

    Sources

    https://southernspaces.org/2018/review-lynching-mexicans-texas-borderlands/
    https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-texas-rangers-good-guys-no-more/
    Lynching in the West: 1850-1935 (a John Hope Franklin Center Book)by Ken Gonzales-Day
    The Injustice Never Leaves You: Anti-Mexican Violence in Texas by Monica Munoz Martinez
    Unspeakable Violence: Remapping U.S. and Mexican National Imaginaries (Latin America Otherwise)
    Forgotten Dead: Mob Violence against Mexicans in the United States, 1848-1928
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greaser_Act#:~:text=The%20original%20title%20of%20the,potential%20avenues%20of%20employment%20for
    https://bajaarizonahistory.org/filibuster-on-the-sonoita/

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    50 mins