S2, Ep : 93. Spices, Battles and Sails: Columbus, Isabel la Catolica and Toribio de la Vega.
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This week we touch a piece of story that smells like cinnamon, sounds like conquest and feels like the turning of an empire.
In this week's episode, we are blending a heady mix of spices, power and destiny. We'll explore how the obsession with exotic spices fired up massive changes across the globe and how this connects into the rise of the Catholic Monarchs, the fall of the last Arab Kingdom in Spain, Granada, and a certain sailor you may have heard of: Christopher Columbus.
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