The forgotten Spanish influence on shaping the USA

[@GeographyGeek]

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[@TeddyBelcher4kultrawide]

I know the first Puerto Rican girl who died in Iraq was Benitez Santiago Vega, we traded missions

[@TeddyBelcher4kultrawide]

Lol part time army still a snub

[@heraldomedrano1417]

Yankees think that Spanish came from Europe.🇪🇦

[@xxpsychicmindxx]

As a Californian, I’m glad more people are realizing how much Spain has influenced US history. Here in California the Spanish, Mexican, and Latin American influence is heavy. It’s to the point where I honestly feel culturally closer to Mexico and Latin America rather than other Western European nations that America usually aligns itself with (The UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, etc) and I’m a Black American, not Hispanic or Latino. I think a big reason why most Americans ignore Spain’s role in shaping American history is mainly because most Americans live east of the Mississippi, where excluding Florida and parts of NYC, the Hispanic Influence isn’t as strong compared to the Southwest. Most Americans who live back east are more heavily influenced by Anglo culture and Black American culture than Hispanic culture, which might lead them to ignoring the role Spain played in forming the culture of the US we know today, especially in the Southwest and Florida.

[@IvoryDuran-wo7ys]

Maya's where in Florida 30000 years ago natives America are related to Aztec and mayas😂

[@Leotv19]

They disregard the influence because of racism honestly. Towards the Latin American community.

[@rdf4315]

I agree with everything you said other than Florida not acknowledging the Spanish influence on Florida, we still fly the Spanish flag in Florida, along with the French flag and the British flag.

[@AbelPeña2067]

You couldn't have say it better.

[@oscarabrilriestra8385]

It is not well known that USA marines parade uniform, probably the most iconic uniform in USA, is an evolution from spanish uniform during late XVIII and XIX centuries (you will find it currently in use by the spanish royal guard for state ceremonies and parades). Since rebel colonies had not a regular army at the begining, Spain supplied weapons, gunpowder and uniforms, beign these last ones the origin of those iconic red-lined blue trousers. Really nice video.

[@saetainlatin]

The very name of "Estados Unidos Americanos" was given by a spaniard called Luis de Unzaga, governor of Spanish Lousiana in a letter to George Washington. Spain was the superpower in 300 years.

[@GeographyGeek]

Ahhh I didn’t know this

[@gabrielalejandrodoldan4722]

*Was a world superpower 200+ years ago

[@swiggles4342]

That's not the name of the country, in Spanish we make a clear and important distinction in the genitive case, what you just said is: "American United States" And the true form is "Estados Unidos de América" what you call the United States, wasn't even a thing when the Spanish were in what's now US territory. The very name of the United States was taken from the continent of America, named after Américo Vespucio. By the anglos.

[@RobertoAlvarezGalloso]

There is documentation that Luis De Unzaga gave the name "Estados Unidos Americanos" in a letter to George Washington. I was born in Ohio. My blood is Cuban and Spanish and I still feel the roots and grateful that this history is being taught. If it were not for Spain [as well as France] the English would have defeated the American Revolutionaries

[@animaxima8302]

Interesting. United States was the first independent country in the Americas (America as a unified continent), thus the name stuck. "America" is a nickname we all are familiar with, that refers to the USA but is really the name of the whole continent. Just like Africa, Asia, Antarctica, Australia

[@pinoyastronaut]

As a Filipino American, thanks for making this video! Texas was originally named New Philippines when Mexico was New Spain. I was grateful to see and experience the continuity of Spanish culture in Florida, Texas, the American Southwest, California and Guam. The first Filipino Americans settled in Louisiana after leaving from New Spain.

[@SergioRPerez]

You are totally right about this!

[@alfrredd]

The Spanish American war of 1898 was also important, since the US obtained the last major lands from Spain (Puerto Rico, Guam, The Philippines, etc.) and pretty much ended the Spanish empire to become the new global super power. All Spanish history language and language were removed from these new lands except Puerto Rico indicating a strong English protestant anti-spanish bias inherited from england.

[@Alender4800]

Also Cuba

[@Viktoria_Selene]

plus the large amount of misinformation about spain made in that time to sway the public in the US's way

[@IblewuponyourfaceIII]

Cuba was the main reason why that war started. Both from the Maine being blew up in Havana to the fact the Elites in the United States like the Rockefellers & Randolph Hearst wanted Cuba for its Wealth, agriculture & sugar canes. Shadowring (2015) speaks about it

[@LucasFernandez-fk8se]

I wouldn’t say England has an anti Spanish bias. I’d say that the Spanish were just kinda harsh colonizers on the Philippines tbh. Anytime there is a harsh colonization there is resentment afterwards

[@joselugo4536]

@@LucasFernandez-fk8se Well now, they never were enslaved, contrary what the Anglos DID to the Natives traded at Bermuda, Jamaica & Barbados.

[@GeographyGeek]

Embarrassing Correction: I totally butchered the section about the 1493 settlement in Puerto Rico. Colombus landed in Puerto Rico and named it San Juan Baptista in 1493 but didn't actually settle it. It wasn't settled until 1508 with the founding of Caparra by Juan Ponce De Leon. The sign in the picture is of La Isabela located in the province of Puerto Plata of Dominican Republic, not Puerto Rico. La Isabela was Colombus' second settlement after La Navidad was destroyed. I guess I got thrown off by the similar years and names. I wish I'd caught it before publishing.

[@StLouis-yu9iz]

I feel like you could’ve also mentioned how most people assume that the French Quarter in New Orleans and all of the oldest French-sounding neighborhoods here in St. Louis were built by SPANISH settlers. The French colonial style was usually more simple 1-story wooden structures with a large front porch. Most of those were torn down and replaced by more ornate Spanish-style masonry buildings by the time of the Louisiana Purchase in both sister cities. :]

[@lawtonsfinest8622]

​@@StLouis-yu9izYep a lot of people don't know that Memphis, Saint Louis, Jackson, was Spanish Cities & Nashville was a French City. But ironically all in general the best explorers & settlers came from Southern France aka Hispanic part of France Vizcaya, Occitania, Catalonia that's historically by Blood Iberian Hispanic People. So it's a lot of on the French & Spanish sides that played both sides cause they literally can 😂😂😂😂🇪🇸🇫🇷. They did it all over the Caribbean & North America of Latin America & The Middle & The South of British America 🇪🇸💪🏿

[@antonioreconquistador]

During i believe the second and third Columbian expeditions, they sailed along the coast of Florida and the upper Gulf, but without the resources to attempt settlement.

[@antonioreconquistador]

​@@lawtonsfinest8622 vizcayan fishermen were alleged to have sailed around newfoundland in the 1400s, likely leading to french interest in north america.

[@hiramcrespo734]

I'm happy that you included PR in the history of the US. There's much more to say on this: the musical genre of salsa originated in New York (although many Latin American countries claim salsa as their own and use it as a genre of solidarity between latinos). Salsa music is an American genre born from the influence of African American jazz and the Afro Cuban rhythms that became popular during the mambo craze of the fifties, going through stages of boogaloo and Latin jazz. But today most Americans don't associate salsa with American culture. Also, There were migratory movements from the US to Puerto Rico prior to the colonization of the island by the US. Today, some estimate that almost a fifth of Puerto Ricans have French ancestry (and this has influenced PR's pronunciation of the letter R, and even food like baguettes which evolved differently in PR). The reason for this is, in part, the Louisiana purchase (many French people moved out when the US took over Louisiana) and Haiti's independence also led to many French moving into PR because of a Spanish Crown law that gave them land as incentive if they were Catholic (the law was known as Cedula de Gracias). Also, New Mexico was 80 percent Spanish speaking when it became a state, and to this day the state has never acquired an Anglo character in its culture, food or music, even after adopting English language. California, Texas, and Arizona have Anglo sub-cultures within them but NM remained distinct and has a population of Hispanos that have spoken their distinct dialect of Spanish for over 400 years.

[@noe_cortez]

Am first generation Catholic Mexican-American and I really enjoyed this video spreading the word about the Spanish influence on the U.S that not so many people know about so gracias señor and keep making these awesome videos

[@anonymoususer8895]

Nope. You’re Canadian. Not American. You’re confused.

[@anonymoususer8895]

Since we have discovered you’re Canadian, edit your comment to say “Canadian” and NOT “American” and edit your comment to say “Canada” and NOT “US”. In order to make it more correct.

[@GeographyGeek]

I appreciate it! I'll do my best

[@mityace]

In addition to the Florida state flag, the Alabama state flag is also inspired by the old Spanish flag. And, after the Revolutionary War, Spanish Florida included the Gulf Coast all the way into Louisiana and above but not including New Orleans. The US occupied the parts of west Florida to add to Louisiana and to give Mississippi and Alabama access to the Gulf of Mexico.

[@GeographyGeek]

Good point

[@georgep.burdell7237]

As a native of the Old Dominion, thank you for mentioning Spanish colonial activity here! 👍

[@anonymoususer8895]

The Spanish weren’t there. You’re thinking of Canada!

[@oskarvomhimmel6936]

"Forgotten Hispanic Influence"...? 🤔...My man, IT IS EVERY WHERE!!! La(s) CAROLINA(S)!!! North Carolina and South Carolina are named after Carlos V, I (1st) of Spain...Florida, The Mississippi River, Montana, and all the South West...Las Vegas, Nevada...Pfffft...Bro...The name "America" is the Hispanized version of "Amerigo"...if had been Anglicanized (not religionwise) it would be named Americ...without a vowel (a) at the end of the word...😘🤓

[@anonymoususer8895]

@@oskarvomhimmel6936 There’s no Spanish influence. Nice try Ivan. Go back to Russia.

[@alanw1775]

Uhhh, no north and south carolina was named after king charles 1 of england. Whether or not the name "america" is spanish is debatable, amerigo vespucci's name in spanish is americó vespucio, so feminine version america, but the first use of the name was by a german mapper who used the latinized name of amerigo. So could be latin or spanish. Whilst the spanish kept calling it the indies for centuries, cuz colombus said so. And theres all kinds of crazy theories about the name "america" All the others are spanish tho. Here in california everywhere and everything is spanish name 😅

[@alanw1775]

Also, north/south carolina was first "discovered" by the spanish, but they all got killed and never went back, until the english came 80 years later

[@claramente8087]

The meaning of the simbol $ , is Spanish dollar, that was the name that Pollok wrote beside the accounts and loans about the financial resources recived.

[@Iziireal]

The southern part of the present day, Italy, was a part of Spain at the time Columbus arrived at the America's .

[@joselugo4536]

Incluyendo Milán.

[@TheJosman]

Milano and Genoa (the latter is the city where Columbus was born) were also under the control of the Spanish Habsburgs. Most people focus on the Spanish settlers in the Americas, but among those "Spaniards" there were many Italians, Portuguese, Basques, Germans and even Jews, Moors, Guanches and Gypsies.

[@LucasFernandez-fk8se]

@@TheJosmanto be fair southern Europe is pretty similar genetically. The Greeks, Roman’s and Spanish all kinda just sailed around the Mediterranean and intermixed 🤷‍♂️

[@TheJosman]

@@LucasFernandez-fk8se Yeah, sure. But my point is that there were non-Spanish people among the conquistadors and Spanish settlers in the Americas. Italians, and even Dutch and Germans from the Spanish-controlled Netherlands, also sailed to the Americas as conquistadors. There were also Sephardic Jews, Moors and Gypsies that fled to the Americas escaping the Spanish Inquisition in the Iberian Peninsula. And when Spain and Portugal were together during the Iberian Union, many Portuguese settlers went to the Spanish territories in the Americas as well.

[@pintopointer]

​@TheJosman Yes there were men from other nationalities but few the bulk of the Spanish Conquistadors were Spanish, especially from Andalucia. Most of the sailors who crossed the Atlantic with Colombus were Andalusians. And there were no Jewish or Moors allowed to embark to the indies ( The Americas), unless they were Christians, and spoke Spanish. There were men whose ancestors converted from Judaism to Christianity and Muslims who converted to Christianity, then they were allowed embark. Otherwise there would've been colonies created by them but there were none. Only Christians can settle thr new lands, was Spanish law.✝️

[@desertman3326]

Im from New Mexico and am told i look like a Caucasian but both my parent's are mexican American so i guess the Caucasian looks are from my spainard bloodline im proud of both spainard and native American cultures and heritage!!

[@shiny_teddiursa]

most people in Latin America have Spanish ancestry, only very rural indigenous communities have pure indigenous ancestry

[@desertman3326]

@shiny_teddiursa ya that's true it's always been a interesting subject to me

[@joelolwertz5894]

You look mestizo.

[@br2431]

Spanish Empire the most influential in the planet 🪐

[@MrLuRoc]

Crazy, I was born in PR. I live in FL and own land in CO and TX. The Spanish blood draws me back.

[@heraldomedrano1417]

Proud to be Mestizo.

[@tech.noir83]

All of your properties are inside the Spanish Empire

[@josecarlosbayoncueto4689]

Is also good to talk about the american hispanist Charles Fletcher Loomis in his book " the spanish pioneers " about the countribution of Spain to the creation of the United States ,this is an author from the late XIX century and beginning of the XX century, also Benjamin Franklin spoke 5 languages ( spanish , french , Italian ,Latin, english ) and Thomas Jefferson also spoke and knew spanish , Great Video.

[@marcusvachon845]

There was a Spanish mission located near what became the Savannah colony in the state of Georgia.

[@alonso9248]

The horses, cow, sheeps and goats was introduced in America by the spanish. There was no horses in America when spanish arrive there, they was extinted.

[@alfrredd]

Yeah and not just to America but to the whole of the Americas, South Central and North. The only similar native animal was the llama/alpaca.

[@TheJosman]

​@@alfrredd Turkeys are also native to the Americas and they were already domesticated by the time Europeans arrived to the Americas.

[@alfrredd]

@@TheJosman I was talking about transport/milk/leather/fur animals (horses, sheeps,cows, goats) the only similar one was the llama/alpaca. Turkeys were just for eating.

[@elwardo8823]

Well, they had turkeys, bisons and llamas/alpacas.

[@edyann]

Oh, I'll save this one. Hello, from Baja California!

[@kalifatokata]

It is not forgotten, it is purposefully hidden away.

[@leesenger3094]

Something often over lookdd is that the Spanish Colonials in Florida freed all their African and Indian slaves almost 200 years prior to the emancipation proclamation. The first Free Town in America was in Florida in the early 17th Century

[@BN.ja05]

And the first free town on the Americas as a whole was also stablished under the Spanish Empire in modern day Colombia, it's called San Basilio de Palenque.

[@jonathanstensberg]

Here’s the thing: it’s not the forgotten Spanish influence; it’s the forgotten *Catholic* influence. We learn little of the Spanish or the French, but also learn little of Catholics in the country at any point in history. This is because the United States was an explicitly Protestant country that barely tolerated the existence of Catholics and whose history is marked by the persecution of Catholics. Remember when you were taught about the “expanding concept of whiteness” whereby Irish, Poles, Italians, Greeks, and Jews were slowly integrated into society? Yeah, that wasn’t racial discrimination; that was religious hatred. The KKK didn’t just attack Blacks; they went after Catholics and Jews. The non-religious public schools? Yep, that was about preventing Catholic influence in schools. The clamp down on immigration in the 1920s? All about preventing the Catholics from taking over. Irish need not apply? Yep, that was about Catholicism too. The colonial wars against the French in the north and the Spanish in the south? Yep, that was just fear of a Catholic invasion. Did you learn the Crusades and Inquisition were the greatest atrocities in human history? Anti-Catholicism. Did you learn that medieval Europe was a dark age and people thought the earth was flat? Anti-Catholicism. The United States was, is, and will continue to be an Anti-Catholic country; its the last acceptable prejudice. So yeah, of course this is forgotten history.

[@LucasFernandez-fk8se]

Nobody gives a shit if you’re Catholic 🤦‍♂️. Catholics haven’t been oppressed in decades (roughly since 1930-1940 onwards). We’ve had multiple Catholic presidents too🙄

[@gboogie360]

Earth is flat

[@jonathanvilario5402]

Uhhhh, the people's crusade was indeed mostly about slaughtering minorities

[@travesty100]

Bravo. I’m interested in this topic. Do you know where I could read more on it? Perhaps a book or something

[@rodrigovelasquez49]

Do y'all have always had a taste for free-mason, mormons and so alike

[@saetainlatin]

At the 8:59 , I must disagree with the believe that the Spanish "annihilated" the indians. Certainly there were wars, but thats part of the black legend spread by protestants. Search about fray Junipero Serra and how he founded several "misiones" and increased the indian population. The population decline actually started when the american anglosaxons conquered half of northern Mexico.

[@BN.ja05]

The native's population decline started right after the British settlers killed the tribesmen that taught them how to survive off of the land. And they had the gull, the audacity and the gumption to celebrate "thanksgiving" while gifting smallpox-infested cloths and other goods to the natives. The anglo hypocrisy is appalling yet not surprising.

[@Notimportant253]

“We did nothing wrong, it was the other gang of gold and glory thirsty imperialist that did it, not us, we are good boys that all sit in a circle with the natives and talk to them about god!”.

[@RaffleRaffle]

​@@Notimportant253Latin America is a majority mestizo (with the exception of the southern cone, including Paraguay, excluding chile). That alone should pretty much tell u everything. Conquest and colonization are two different things. The spanish were conquerors, while the British (and to an extent the US), were colonizers. It'd be like calling the roman empire, Mongol Empire, or Seljuk empire colonizers for their conquests of europe, Asia, and Africa, where they did the exact same thing (mix with the local people, and convert them to their culture, except the Mongols idk if they tried converting Europeans to their culture tho they did mix)

[@jonayz8655]

@@Notimportant253 Boy compared to the Anglos our ancestors were angels from heaven.

[@G5349]

Not only that you can see the difference between the demographics of Hispano America with respect to the US, Canada. Just look where the vast majority of mestizo and indigenous people live today.

[@annfrost3323]

Good job on the video. Other words of Spanish origin used in the West: vaquero - cowboy and laso - rope. Re founding of Santa Fe in 1610, St. Augustine in FL was founded in 1513 (pilgrims arrived in Plymouth Rock in 1620). First church built in 1599 in St. Augustine burned down; second church built 1605 burned by the British in 1702; third church build 1793 came down in 1797. Final and present Cathedral built between 1793 to 1797.

[@SteppesoftheLevant]

I liked the colombus day episode from sopranos. Furio really hated that guy because Furio being from Naples knew colombus was from the north of Italy and northerners looked down on people from the south.

[@Titus921]

Yea I remember that episode it was great to watch even before social media there was an anti Columbus sentiment that I didn't know about and its just not Columbus but others like Simon Bolivar like when you read more about what happen during his time I can see why some people would consider him a traitor and a murderer of innocents. It just shows that the history book heroes are villains to others that had been oppressed and forgot about by propaganda.

[@ah_hispanvs]

You can learn more by listening to Alfonso Borrego, great grandchild of Geronimo the Apache

[@helena_aña]

This video + all the knowledge people are sharing in the comments are TREASURES. Thank you so much. 🙏✨

[@stargalaad]

Muchas gracias por hacer este vídeo. Espero a que hagas más. Thank you so much for making this video. I will be waiting for more related to it.

[@GeographyGeek]

No problem! Thank you for watching! I have a couple more in the works.

[@stargalaad]

@@GeographyGeek Excellent!

[@arturowagner4728]

I'm Mexican and I went to grad school in the U.S. I had two class mates with Spanish surnames who were descendant from those early Spanish settlers. One guy was from New Mexico, and a girl from Louisiana. Neither one of them could speak Spanish. As a matter of fact, the Louisiana girl´s accent was all Dixie

[@hispalismapping155]

Good, we love Dixie.

[@LucasFernandez-fk8se]

How do you know they were descendants of early Spanish colonists ? Maybe they were grand children of more recent immigrants from the 1890s to 1960s era

[@arturowagner4728]

I talked to them. small school... Guy from Santa Fe, Girl from New Iberia.@@LucasFernandez-fk8se

[@tommyromero3317]

If you are Hispanic from New Mexico, chances are very high that you are a descendant of the early Spanish settlers. The majority of Hipanics in New Mexico are descendants of the people that came with Juan de Onate in 1598 and Diego de Vargas in 1692 (after the Pueblo Revolt of 1680). We call ourselves Hispanos.

[@arturowagner4728]

@@tommyromero3317 Correct. Northern New Mexico has a smattering of names like Archuleta or Miranda, which are of Basque origin. In Southern New Mexico it is more common to come across people who migrated from Mexico in the past 100 years or so.

[@elcidsolorzano]

Plus Ultra!

[@Androbott]

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[@justingoodman9352]

I love your videos! Keep up the good job, good sir! Thank you for your informative and unbiased videos.

[@GeographyGeek]

I appreciate it! I try not to be.

[@erikm8372]

I’ve lived in DC, MD and NYC, where the colonial and non-Iberian European influence is very strong. A lot more places are named after historical figures from the 17th-19th centuries. Lincoln, Washington, Dr. Mudd and Wilkes Booth even, lol. Not to mention all the tribal associated words used on the east coast, from Chesapeake, Narragansett, Seneca, Potomac, to Owego, Pomonkey, Accokeek, etc. So maybe the east coasters don’t think about the Spanish history as much as the southwestern states do. Cause it’s not as prevalent to that region’s history… I’m from San Diego, California. Not everyone here does speak Spanish, but I’ve spoken it as a second language since I started learning when I was 7, and I’m 37 now, lol. I still absolutely use it throughout each day in some way, either conversationally, or for work, directions, whatever… but even if you don’t speak Spanish, the Spanish history is DEFINITELY not forgotten or overlooked in California! 🤣 Nor is it in AZ, NM, TX, or FL, I’d imagine. Here, we have hundreds of street names, cities and towns, landmarks, schools, and places in general, all with fully Spanish names. Streets like Avenida Margarita, Paseo Del Rey, Arroyo Grande, Camino Del Río Norte, etc.

[@TimRobertsen]

Your videos are so chill!

[@ModernCowboy78]

My wife's family has been around northern New Mexico almost from the beginning. The food in northern New Mexico is amazing!

[@srozier4359]

My 4th great grandfather were born New Spain Tejas . We’re still here today Matagorda Bay Texas…. 🔥🔥🔥

[@astartesiri8184]

It is revisionism, whether intentional or not at this point, thank you for putting light on the issue.

[@claramente8087]

No,no,no, the american natives did not died because the Spanish missions, ranchs or farms. Within the Spanish Laws never existed ethnic cleansing, the Hispanic culture always was a culture of mixtures with mestizos. The Spanish Laws prohibited to slave american natives since 1550. Of course, There were defensive wars, but american natives were aproaching and assuming along the times the spanish culture, the horses, the catle, the religion, etc, by their own, they were bapticed and named such Jerónimo the Apache.... The Spanish signed treatties for peace with Comanche, Apache, Pueblo, Utahs, and too many others even in the north with Illinois etc. The american natives were exterminated by the anglosaxon polítics such "the best Indian is the Indian died", the blanckets with smallpoox, the extincion of the buffalos, the wars of extermination...all of these was the ethnic cleansing. Please, take it easy.

[@joselugo4536]

The Yahis were obliterated to the last man Ishi, not by any Hispanic...

[@neo2190]

You are confused and do not understand your history

[@neo2190]

The Spanish were crucial players in the Transatlantic Slave Trade for they controlled most of the Americas before the British could even arrive. They even developed the Asiento System which was established as a result of the Treaty Of Ulrecht in 1731 which followed with the end of the Spanish Succession War. Millions of Africans were sold by Europeans who were granted licenses by Spanish royalty to ship the slaves to Spanish colonies in the Americas. Why do you think there is a large African diaspora in the Caribbean and South America? They didn’t arrive begging for freedom to the natives, who graced them with open arms in a moment of unification lol as so misinformed, pseudo historical and outright racist anti anglo-saxon theories put it. Even the natives of present day Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador & the rest of the Americas were subject to the Spanish encomiendo and repartimiento system (the latter of which attempted to improve working conditions of the native slaves, but lacked in the enforcement with not much difference to their treatment). Before then, the Aztecs employed a tribute / force slavery system upon the surrounding regional states in its domain which would resent the Aztecs, grievances which Hernan Cortez exploited to unite them against the Aztecs. The Aztecs not only sacrificed men women and children indiscriminately but were much more savage in their slavery than the British could ever be. My point is that slavery, as inhumane as it was, has always been a crucial component, a fundamental part of every great nation. These pseudo historical theories that play into cultural identity wars, the proponents of which are mainly african americans, eastern european and asian military information operations do nothing but divide us by playing into a game of us vs them. I don’t suppose you have any hatred for the asians because half their continent was raped by Ghengis Khan and 3% of the world murdered and most are descendants of him?

[@joselugo4536]

@@neo2190 Do you mean the Asiento System forced upon the Spaniards by the Slave Traders of London? ⛓️🤦

[@joselugo4536]

@@neo2190 Oh Wait! And the Chinese we're responsible for the widespread consumption of Opium...after the British imposed its use in the aftermath of the Opium War. 🤦🤑

[@flamencoprof]

03:30 If you are interested in this period, may I suggest having a look at Adventures in the Unknown Interior of America by Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca. It is available as a free e-book. This sixteenth-century odyssey of Cabeza de Vaca's is one of the great true epics of history. It is the semi-official report to the king of Spain by the ranking surviving officer of a 1527 royal expedition to conquer Florida which fantastically miscarried.

[@GXSergio]

9:30 Do you have any concrete facts about those claims of spanish active erasing of natives? Because as far as history remembers, most of natives were quite pleased with the spanish crown, quite the opposite with the british and even worse with the latter created U.S. The Spanish doctrine was integration through religion, no discrimination and justice through fair law.

[@hongry-life]

The Spanish did not do that, the later British colonists did that.

[@claramente8087]

You would give us the names of Bernardo de Gálvez, Fernando Leyva, Unzaga, Gardoqui, Anza, Serra, but also Ayllón, Esteban Torres, Cabrillo, Cabeza de Vaca, etc. Do you know Who are they and what they did on those lands today known as USA? Do you know the history of Fort Mose' ? Do you know that the French quarter of New Orleans City was rebuilt by spanish with spanish architecture because the fire burned most of the City. By the way, do you know Who was Guastavino in NY early 20th Century ?.

[@GeographyGeek]

Gálvez was actually shown in the video when talking about the American Revolution. Cabeza de Vaca was talked about in the California Island video.

[@claramente8087]

@@GeographyGeek ok, then you only need to review ten or twenty more names and facts....

[@A_Legal_Immigrant_1776]

1:30 - correction: Santo Domingo AKA Dominican Republic

[@joshchase6454]

There were a number of European countries that had colonies in what would become the US. Aside from Britain and Spain, there were the Dutch, Portuguese, Swedish, and even Russia had a small colony in modern California

[@nospamwished5947]

The death of millions of natives was a catastrophe but not a genocide or a cleansing from Spain. From very early on, the spaniards intended to mix with the local population, marrying natives and creating families. There were wars and deaths, like in any other clash between cultures, but there was, in general, peace in New Spain. Ask yourselves where are today living natives, and you will find out that those places have Spanish names. In places where English, French and Dutch built colonies, the natives were wiped out. The Spanish Monarchy protected the rights of natives since 1520, and allow the mix of races. Something that didn’t happened in the USA until the 1960s. Furthermore, they allowed black population to be free on their terms, look at Fort Mose, in Florida. All the slaves wanted to scape to Spanish territories for a reason. There is still much propaganda about the Spanish Empire, that, as you well pointed out, has a lot to do with religions wars and the English. But do not forget that USA had a war with Spain about the pacific territories, Cuba and Puerto Rico. USA took the remains of the Spanish Empire to create its own…

[@ericktellez7632]

All of you people who keep repeating this conveniently never mention that slave labour was still essential in the Spanish colonies and that in order to avoid using natives they used black people. Even if you try to humanize the spanish for not being as bad with the natives they still had millions of slaves in black people.

[@spondylus4784]

To be fair, the reason most of that occurred can be traced to the kings stating that royalty is still royalty despite its origins. Thus, if you were not a famous conquistador but rather just another crew member of any ship or expedition, you might as well try to find and have kids with any native 'princess' as to adquire royal status for yourself too

[@nospamwished5947]

@@ericktellez7632 there were slaves in New Spain, but not as much as in other places. Mainly in the islands (Cuba, Puerto Rico, etc). But the slaves were able to buy they freedom and had rights, too, thanks to the Catholic views of the Crown. In Fort Mose, they were allowed to have their own independent town, in Florida, and were allowed in the military ranks. The first black in a European University was Juan Latino, in the XVI century. It is true that slavery was not abolished until the XIX century, but the views on slaves were not based on a separation of races, and there were a lot of mixed families and mulatos in New Spain.

[@BN.ja05]

@@ericktellez7632 The number of enslaved africans brought to the spanish territories on the Americas is a puny amount compared to those of french, british and especially portuguese colonies. During 1739 to 1748 the British fought the Spanish because the latter wouldn't grant the former the necessary comercial rights to traffic enslaved africans to all the Spanish territories on the Americas, which trampled the objectives of the British South sea company, the British ended up losing so miserably George III prohibited everyone from speaking or publishing texts about it, and the reputation of the "great admiral" Vernon was tainted permanently.

[@ismaelmad1]

​​@@ericktellez7632Just look at the history of Fort Mose and you will have the answer.

[@j10001]

Outstanding work! Thank you

[@GeographyGeek]

Thank you too!

[@1113-f7o]

Can you talk about the French-Hugenot influence in American culture? I think George Washington and Paul Revere were part French-Hugenot. I'm a travel nurse living temporarily in South Carolina and I recently learned about how French-Hugenots immigrated to South Carolina and there's a historic Hugenot church in Charleston.

[@hongry-life]

French is spoken in Canada, so I think that French settled in the more northern regions.

[@1113-f7o]

@@hongry-life French-Canadians are Catholic, French-Huguenots are Protestants.

[@hongry-life]

@@1113-f7o Ok, so basically 2 enclaves?

[@1113-f7o]

@@hongry-life just immigration from France by Protestants seeking religious freedom. I would like to see a video on this.

[@fernandochavarria5874]

The name "Florida" is because of the religious festivity of the "Pascua Florida" or "Domingo de Resurrección", that is "Easter Sunday" in English language, the most importat festivity during Easter.

[@pintopointer]

Juan Ponce de Leon Christened it with the full name of: La Tierra de la Pascua Florida. You can find it in the first Spanish written records of Florida in the Archives of Spain. What a beautiful name...😍

[@WyomingTraveler]

An interesting and informative video.

[@mikehill3407]

Awesome video this Wednesday morning

[@GeographyGeek]

Have a good day man! 12:28am here

[@mikehill3407]

@@GeographyGeek put that baby to bed and get some sleep, son... 🫂

[@GeographyGeek]

@@mikehill3407 I work better at night because the baby is sleeping lol

[@mikehill3407]

@@GeographyGeek the baby sleeps at night?! 🤯

[@GeographyGeek]

@@mikehill3407 well…kind of lol. He wakes up like 6 times but goes right back to sleep.

[@AB365_Official]

Forgotten??? Here in San Antonio, Spanish, Mexican, and Latin influences makes up pretty much ALL of our culture! You can't get away from it!

[@S4v3_w3st]

Anglos Germanic culture is the majority of Texas their is Spanish culture their is not Mexican culture other than immigrants

[@AB365_Official]

@@S4v3_w3st ??????

[@raulsimon2218]

Fairer than usual. Thank you.

[@AIGeographyTeacher]

This geography content is awesome! Thanks for the great work! 🌍👍

[@Blaqjaqshellaq]

Forgotten French influence in the Midwest also comes to mind. (Notice place names like Terre Haute and Des Moines...)

[@mr-vet]

Cristoforo Colombo--why in the hell has the US, since its existence, had to anglicize so many foreign names that have historical significance. Just like minimization or omission of historical facts. WhenI was growing up in the 70/80s, the focus on the Plymouth, Boston, and Jamestown, but nary a mention of St Augustine, FL-which is the oldest continuous settlement in the US.

[@pol14d1cto]

In Spain also don’t teach us about the conquista. And the reasons are as you mentioned the rivalry with the UK and the fake tales that nowadays the revisionists call “Spanish black legend”. Referring to the lies and unfair historitical treatment to the Spanish quest

[@KrautFed]

Some what forgotten part of history is the English speaking area of Spanish West Florida (now most of Louisiana east of the Mississippi) known as the Republic of West Florida. The territory boundaries were not well defined as it changed hands between Spain, Britain, France, and eventually United States. The population was bitter that they were left out after several treaties including the Louisiana Purchase, making them feel betrayed by the new United States. In 1810, they revolted from the Spanish rule and created the Republic of West Florida free from both Spain and the United States. They created their own Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and laid out the entire new government based on the United States complete with Legislative, Executive and Judicial branches. They held an election for leader and developed a militia that unsuccessfully tried to free the rest of West Florida from Spain. The official flag used was a single, lone star on a blue background. This lone star and symbol of independence was adopted by the later formed Republic of Texas and of course is seen on the flag of Texas today. The Republic of West Florida adopted the official name "State of Florida". This "State of Florida" only lasted a few months, until US President James Madison ordered what some considered an unconstitutional, militia led, forceable annexation of this new free state/country. I would love to see you do a video covering the geography and maps of the various treaties between Britain, Spain, France and US... and the gaps they left behind.

[@claramente8087]

If Spain did not alied with the 13 Colonies why the ambassador Unzaga and Gardoqui and Saavedra were met by Washington and Jefferson? Why Jefferson compele to his daughters to learn spanish and read El Quijote? Why Polock received Spanish dollars from Gálvez and Leyva to Finance the war?...

[@rosariodeleon541]

Besides all Native American tongues spoken at the time Spanish was the only other language spoken, even if it’s not recognized as such.

[@contrerassev]

Un dato contrastado y documentado,para aquellos que aún en la actualida piensan que los españoles trataban mal a los que no lo eran y les quitaron sus tierras etc...los primeros colonos que llegaron a lo que hoy es la ciudad de Los Angeles fueron 11 familias de ellas 9 eran familiad de negros,mulatos o indigenas y sólo 2 eran de ascendencia española y sólo había un hombre nacido en España un hombre de cádiz con su esposa indigena y sus hijos.

[@felicetanka]

Hispania 220 BC. btw the indian leaders, Geronimo and also Sitting Bull spoke Spanish and were Roman Catholic.

[@transeunte01]

LA ISABELA was in Dominican Republic 🇩🇴

[@noelramirez1551]

Had a Mexican friend in highschool and he said people from North Mexico are smug and arrogant as hell

[@georgep.burdell7237]

Sorry to go there but (whispering) it may be because they're . . . fairer

[@noelramirez1551]

@@georgep.burdell7237 not really he was pretty light skin to he was from the Monterey area he said it's like how people from the city think they're better than rural areas from the south

[@georgep.burdell7237]

@@noelramirez1551 I understand, although I always considered Monterrey northern Mexico as well. I'm Generation X, and my mental map is like Joel Garreau's The Nine Nations of North America, which included a Nation named Meximerica that included Monterrey IIRC. Highly recommended book and still relevant 40 years on.

[@ericktellez7632]

The whites ones are because they are white and stand out in a sea of different shades of brown. The further south you go the less and less white faces you see.

[@BN.ja05]

@@georgep.burdell7237 OMG You anglos see race in everything, northern mexicans have that reputation because they're on average wealthier than people on other regions (minus CDMX), especially compared to the south and southeast of Mexico, nobody gives a rat's ass if they've got less melanine on their skin.

[@geraldmeehan8942]

Best song about Ponce DeLeon? "Fountain of Youth" by Savatage. As a person of Irish-Catholic heritage I have faced discrimination but it is well hidden. As an atheist I believe in freedom of religion as well as freedom to NOT have religion

[@afrz4454]

Ever heard of Joel Robert Poinsette, that’s one of the persons you can blame for that convenient forgetfulness and the spread of the black legend as a national backbone in Hispanic America

[@doolittlegeorge]

Spanish "Presidio System" is how the Spanish Empire most directly influenced the United States. Since most of New Spain was Panama, Cuba and Southern Mexico/Vera Cruz there wasn't much interaction between North American settlers and Spain until around the time of General Andrew Jackson with many in the US South at this time (1820s) seeing possible possibilities for the State of Florida as a New State. Of course Spain never was a slave holding or owning Society as was true of the US South, the English, the French and the Portuguese even the Dutch so trying to use the expansion West as a way to create "slave states" was anathema to Spain both old and new. Napoleon of course upended a great many things not the least being the Spanish Empire which during "Peak Napoleon" didn't really have much of an actual home Country "Spain." I think Cinco de Mayo celebrates the defeat of Napoleon as a consequence but i could be wrong on that. Either way until the Cumberland Gap was discovered by US Settlers most both Colonists and later USA Americans could never really imagine truly "leaving"(Go West Young Man) where they were from. Once the Cumberland Gap was discovered though US settlement literally spread from Sea to Shining Sea just as the Monroe Doctrine opined as necessary for there to even be a United States.

[@jeremyhodge6216]

I'm glad I saw this video 😁👌💯

[@sandoval1977]

Spaniards, Italian, Greeks and Jewish are very related

[@angelcamachodelsolar]

All Mediterranean peoples are culturally related. The main differences are religious and national.

[@chesvilgonzalezvilches8309]

El primer país europeo que llevó la civilización occidental al nuevo mundo ( terra incógnita ) fue el imperio hispánico. Mis compatriotas conquistadores eran gentes de bien, inevitablemente hubo luchas pero no exterminio de la población indígena. Además los conquistadores eran poco numerosos. Hernán Cortés de Monroy conquistador de Méjico iba tan sólo con 900 efectivos. Hoy en día desde río grande a la Patagonia está llena de autóctonos mesoamericanos.

[@klamin_original]

I meeeeeaaaaaan… Going by all the Spanish names in America’s south and south west I don’t think the Spanish influence really has been “forgotten”. At least not from a European perspective, it’s 200% clear that it was the Spanish influence. Similar to the French influence on for example what later became the state literally named after their king Louis. Basically the whole strip up to Canada was heavily influenced (and owned) by the French, or do Saint-Louis or Detroit look and sound British to you? I wonder how many Americans don’t even know for example the “original” Orleans in France and the history to it

[@dutchman7623]

What about German influence? Though they never claimed territory to be German, a lot of 'American' traditions are from them, from Christmas Tree to Hamburger! And Italian, Scandinavian, Japanese, and Chinese influence? Or Irish? Most Americans think they all arrived with the Mayflower, a ship that transported refugees, of English origin, from the Netherlands to America, because they hated the female rights, freedom of thought, freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and freedom of science their host provided. Those people would hate today America and rather flee, but where? And you can still see them fighting the freedoms and rights others enjoy.

[@GeographyGeek]

I’m going to do a video on this at some point. German is the largest ethnic group in the US and again most Americans just asume it’s English.

[@GeographyGeek]

Most know those names are Spanish but think that’s as far as their influence went. The same can be said about other place names not of English origin. Many don’t know New Orleans was French, with the exception of Louisiana itself.

[@klamin_original]

@@GeographyGeek That’s not entirely correct though. If you go by single countries then yes Germany makes the largest country of origin, language wise that’s not correct. Ireland and England alone result in more than 60 million, while Germans just make a little more than 50 million. Please keep that in mind when making the video, it’s just something people should know. :)

[@GeographyGeek]

@@klamin_original yeah…I’m not lumping the entire British Isles in together.

[@frodobaggins9932]

Is this where the name for Influenza is based on?

[@nickphillips2125]

@8:54 should say, 'reintroduced horses' since horses were once native to North America

[@judithmccrea2601]

Read: “The Nine Nations of North America “ by Joel Garreau. Excellent.

[@JosephOntime]

I am Mexican, from the north of Mexico and I have something to say, it is false about "genocide" or "ethnic cleansing" when you refer to the Spanish, the Spanish arrive with the natives forcing them to subordinate themselves to monarchy, institutions and beliefs in exchange for a healthy coexistence, this work of convincing began with the delivery of offerings or things like that, which later the Spaniards individually to become landowners or things like that attacked the indigenous people is very different, it was more an individual issue than institutional, in addition to the fact that 95% (not to give a higher figure, since we will never know) died from diseases, such as the deadliest, which was smallpox, which no, was not used as a biological weapon, It was mere chance, it is even known who was the person who brought smallpox to America, he arrived among the soldiers of Pánfilo de Narváez who, by order of Diego Velazquez (governor of Cuba) came to arrest Hernan Cortez for starting the conquest of Mexico by his own means, without permission from the crown and disobeying orders.

[@Unknowngfyjoh]

Dollar sign came from symbol of Potosi mint.

[@hongry-life]

At the end of the 1700s the Bank of England took over the minting.

[@antoncenudo8521]

VIVA EL IMPERIO HISPANCO. VIVA LA CONQISTA. VIVA LA RECONQUISTA.

[@rhob2422]

Do one for French Influence also.

[@GeographyGeek]

I have one planned.

[@rdchinn]

The bit about the French acquiring the Louisiana Territory just 3 weeks before handing it off to the US appears to be untrue. The French got it from Spain in 1800 and sold it to the US in 1803. It was fast, but not THAT fast.

[@GeographyGeek]

It was handed off 3 weeks prior. The deal was made sooner.

[@rdchinn]

Thank you - from what I can see, the Spanish treaty with France was in 1800, and France took possession in 1802. France sold it to the US in April 1803. Great fact, but I'm still wondering where you got 3 weeks.

[@GeographyGeek]

@@rdchinn There are quite a few sources online mentioning it such as this one - heritage.bnf.fr/france-ameriques/en/louisiana-purchase-article. There's a story mentioned in Undaunted Courage by Stephen Ambrose where Upper Louisiana was officially held by France for one night only because the local Frenchman asked if it could be. The next day the papers were signed, their flag taken down, and the US flag raised. I can't remember exactly how I worded in the video and I can't rewatch at the moment but when France sold it hadn't officially been transferred from Spain to France yet. Sold wouldn't have been the correct wording since it had been sold months prior.

[@paleolibertarismoloquendo3478]

Los americanos tienden a pensar que España no exista y que todo eso está en México

[@javimontana817]

Puerto Ricans also fought in the revolutionary war and the civil war

[@AmericaUnleashed9327]

How? Please explain

[@javimontana817]

@@AmericaUnleashed9327 during the revolutionary war the Spanish owned a lot of land in the south and allied with Americans against the British they would enlist man power form their newrby colonies to aid America Puerto Ricans fought under Bernardo de galves in Baton Rouge, pensacola , st Louis Mobil ext And during the civil war many Puerto Ricans lived in NY and Connecticut long before the big migration alot of them where just listed as Spanish on the census Because Spain still owned pr at the time but if you look at the record and see where they where both it out is say Puerto Rico and they fought for the union

[@emilykoscielny6468]

Can you do geography facts about Jasper national park? I live there and love geography 🥰

[@HeAndHimStudios]

I love watching your videos, I feel I always learn something new from them, even if it's a subject I thought I was familiar with. That said, I'm really not a fan of the AI images you use, and it's not even an ethical issue. The images the AI make stick out like a sore thumb compared to the historical pictures and documents you use, and really detract from the quality of the video with the strange details, alongside the fact that all of the AI art just has that uncanny feeling.

[@GeographyGeek]

I don’t want to use the AI images. The problem is finding images that match what I’m talking about that I can easily find in the public domain. I can’t use most images on the internet otherwise I’m risking a copyright strike.

[@JosephSolisAlcaydeAlberici]

I hope the United States would consider making Spanish a co-equal de facto official language with English so that it will be taught in all elementary, middle, and high schools in the entire country.

[@ericktellez7632]

No, its better to not have any official language and to give retribution to whats left of natives people

[@joselugo4536]

​@@ericktellez7632 As giving back Manhattan?

[@angelcamachodelsolar]

@society463 Hispanic and Latino ancestry 62 millions. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Hispanic_and_Latino_Americans

[@azulaquaza4916]

Americans do not like changes especially foreign ones it’s why it won’t adopt Metric, it changed English to be less British and it has created its own identities for the most part only it enjoys. To try and make the country learn a new language would be seen as an attempt to undermine American culture.

[@Futuristbillpicone]

2024 and we are still kind of shaping it.

[@FloSick808]

Can you do the history and influence that the Moors contributed to Europe,Spain and America?

[@Rawshella]

Vocals much better, a lot less sing songie easier to listen to REALLY INFORMATIVE! 🙂

[@hobog]

2:42 that's not St Augustine

[@1988vikable]

the ONLY hispanics were Spaniards and Mexicans there were no other latinos during this time.

[@claramente8087]

Don't fake, there were roads to connect all the villages and towns and the supplies along the camino real to Santa Fe was continuous. There were Presidios and Misiones all of them connected among them and with the Cities like Albuquerque, Santa Fe, El Paso Zacatecas... by Postal Routes. The colonizers departure with catle and grains to found setlements ... Please don't lie.

[@francisco7661]

Spanish worked on the 1st nasa space missons with the USA

[@nickprovencal3879]

Good video 👎🏻 to AI images tho

[@pkefreak-lm5il]

They were Mexicans by then

[@VictorLdVS]

8:09 the caste system never existed in Spain

[@BN.ja05]

This is a common mistake amongst english-speaking peoples while discussing the Spanish Empire, meanwhile they seldom talk about the British incompetence to end the actual caste system in South Asia while it was the British Raj, the system which still affects the lives of millions of peoples in modern day India and nearby countries. Smh

[@VictorLdVS]

@@BN.ja05 To be fair, the Indian caste system predates the British, but I think that the British added more salt to the wound.

[@joselugo4536]

Strange caste system the Spaniards had that allowed free mixing!

[@VictorLdVS]

@@joselugo4536 If you say so they will say "b-b-but It was forced mixing"… I wonder why would they adopt spanish surnames if It was "forced mixing"

[@joselugo4536]

@@VictorLdVS They just forget one female charasteristic across the ages...hypergamy!

[@victornavarrete5096]

More information of el dorado

[@PASTRAMIKick]

The spanish did not do genocide on the northern natives, they only converted them, they fought hostile indians such as the apaches and others, but they weren't incentivized to ethnically cleanse a territory, unlike other colonists.

[@claramente8087]

Spain was THE superpower until 19th Century 1808. Please, take it easy.

[@rodrigoe.gordillo2617]

By spanish you mean Spaniard or Hispanic?

[@anacasanova7350]

Como pueden eliminar 2 o 3 soldados😂 o 20 soldados? o 100 soldados españoles con arcabuces y espadas con 5 , 10 millones de Indios? Jajaha. No digan falsedades. Los 20 españoles , los españoles tambien morían por heridas de flechas, enfermedades y accidentes. Cuantos españoles quedaban? Solo un fraile franciscano y un soldado con un caballo flaco.😂😂😊 ahora hay en todo el SO de USA millones de descendientes de españoles mexicanos , mestizos . 🤭🇪🇸❤

[@BrendaFatimaSalcedo]

Viva ESPAÑA!!!!!

[@cannabico6621]

Despite the heatwd debates in te comment section we must have in mind that hate and division weakens the human race overall and wastes our time in entrenched ideological warfare while we could be using all of that energy for better purposes, for the betterment of mankind and the ecosystem.

[@xispaster]

Nada se construye con la mentira,todo con la verdad.''La verdad os hará libres''

[@IvoryDuran-wo7ys]

Mayas has been in America south and north for 30,000 years ago 😂

[@jogeanJPtambot]

Doing the deed

[@iandoster4680]

3:42