A New History of Old Texas podcast

A New History of Old Texas

Explore the history of early Texas as you’ve never heard it before. The most recent season ("Lipan Apocalypse") unveils the legacy of the enigmatic Lipan Apaches on modern Texas. Season 6 recounts the outsized impact of José Francisco Ruíz on the state's history. And Season 5 traces the roots of Texans' unique psychology - their "Texanity" - to the technological innovations that shaped its people. Season 4 relates the largely unknown story of the improbable and inspiring Republic of the Rio Grande. Season 3 tells the remarkable tale of Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca and his journey across the North American continent. Season 2 covers the Battle of Medina, the largest, bloodiest battle in Texas history...and the narrowing search for the battlefield itself! And Season 1 traces the identity of modern-day Texas to the first 160 years or so of San Antonio's history. -- As seen and heard on Texas Standard, KSAT12, Texas Public Radio, the San Antonio Express-News, the San Antonio Report, the Austin Chronicle, and more! --

Explore the history of early Texas as you’ve never heard it before. The most recent season ("Lipan Apocalypse") unveils the legacy of the enigmatic Lipan Apaches on modern Texas. Season 6 recounts the outsized impact of José Francisco Ruíz on the state's history. And Season 5 traces the roots of Texans' unique psychology - their "Texanity" - to the technological innovations that shaped its people. Season 4 relates the largely unknown story of the improbable and inspiring Republic of the Rio Grande. Season 3 tells the remarkable tale of Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca and his journey across the North American continent. Season 2 covers the Battle of Medina, the largest, bloodiest battle in Texas history...and the narrowing search for the battlefield itself! And Season 1 traces the identity of modern-day Texas to the first 160 years or so of San Antonio's history. -- As seen and heard on Texas Standard, KSAT12, Texas Public Radio, the San Antonio Express-News, the San Antonio Report, the Austin Chronicle, and more! --

 

#121

Emergence

Contrary to popular usage, an “Apocalypse” isn't an ending. In Greek it means an “unveilin... more

04 Jan 2024

23 MINS

23:21

04 Jan 2024


#120

Bronco Apaches

The United States dispenses with the pretense of Native American sovereignty and adopts a ... more

04 Jan 2024

23 MINS

23:43

04 Jan 2024


#119

El día de los gritos

All pretense of accommodation with Native Americans disappears in the 1870’s. Lipanes are ... more

04 Jan 2024

35 MINS

35:09

04 Jan 2024


#118

Grass Will Not Grow on the Path between Us

The Lipan Apaches become proxies for a Texian guerilla war against northern Mexico, until ... more

04 Jan 2024

22 MINS

22:59

04 Jan 2024


#117

Fidelity to the Texian

No Native Texan captured Anglo-Texians’ hearts like Lipan Captain Flacco the Younger. His ... more

04 Jan 2024

25 MINS

25:16

04 Jan 2024


#116

Unshared Sovereignty

In the turmoil of the War for Mexican independence, Lipan Captain Cuelgas de Castro emerge... more

04 Jan 2024

25 MINS

25:50

04 Jan 2024


#115

The Unbroken

Pressed on all sides by European and native rivals, the Lipanes never should have survived... more

04 Jan 2024

24 MINS

24:33

04 Jan 2024


#114

Indios Bárbaros

Spanish army officers prove reluctant to change their mindset, however, even as the Lipan ... more

04 Jan 2024

21 MINS

21:58

04 Jan 2024


#113

San Sabá

In the course of a single generation, Spanish policy toward Lipan Apaches shifts from alli... more

04 Jan 2024

31 MINS

31:16

04 Jan 2024


#112

Lipanes at Last

Following the great peace of 1749, San Antonio becomes the great outlet for native North A... more

04 Jan 2024

30 MINS

30:45

04 Jan 2024


#111

Changing Woman

A new Spanish outpost on the San Antonio River represents an opportunity and a threat to t... more

04 Jan 2024

21 MINS

21:48

04 Jan 2024


#110

Apache Empire

Thanks to the horse, Plains Apaches expand their influence over an increasingly broad swat... more

04 Jan 2024

23 MINS

23:38

04 Jan 2024


#109

Alliance and Advantage

Proto-Apaches, Jumanos, and Puebloans vie for control of the Texas Plains in the face of S... more

04 Jan 2024

16 MINS

16:37

04 Jan 2024


#108

The Whirlwind

Killer-of-Enemies teaches the proto-Apaches, the “Nde,” how to treat with the peoples they... more

04 Jan 2024

18 MINS

18:19

04 Jan 2024


#107

The Last Lipanes in Uvalde

Despite centuries of conflict with Spanish, Mexican, Texan, United States, and native riva... more

01 Jan 2024

07 MINS

07:59

01 Jan 2024


#106

The Conscience of a Republic

José Francisco Ruíz's reputation and personal relationships went a long way toward preserv... more

21 Dec 2023

16 MINS

16:13

21 Dec 2023


#105

The Die is Cast

For the fourth time in his life, José Francisco Ruíz had to decide where his loyalties lie... more

14 Dec 2023

15 MINS

15:25

14 Dec 2023


#104

Immigrants and Indians

1820's East Texas was a melting pot of native Texans, old time Tejanos, Indian immigrants ... more

07 Dec 2023

09 MINS

09:16

07 Dec 2023


#103

The Impossible Peace

If there was anything more improbable in Texas history than the Lipan-Comanche alliance or... more

30 Nov 2023

14 MINS

14:34

30 Nov 2023


#102

Comancheros in Exile

José Francisco Ruíz would remain a focus of Spanish royalist vengeance after the Battle of... more

23 Nov 2023

08 MINS

08:29

23 Nov 2023


#101

Blood in the Sand

The Battle of Medina left José Francisco Ruíz the highest-ranking Tejano revolutionary in ... more

16 Nov 2023

14 MINS

14:53

16 Nov 2023