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  • The 1989 Jesuit Massacre

    The 1989 Jesuit Massacre
    Nov 20 2025
    On Nov. 16, 1989, six Jesuit scholars/priests, their housekeeper, and her daughter were murdered by the U.S. backed, trained, and equipped military in El Salvador. The priests were scholars who wrote and spoke extensively against the war.In this episode, Cristina tells Carmen about this massacre, CW: this episode is heavy.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/HistoriasUnknownPodcastBy joining, you can help Historias Unknown donate 20% funds to charity. This month's donation went to CLEAN, carwash worker center, an org that has been helping car wash workers who are unable to leave their homes due to increasing ICE raids in LA county, by providing groceries to over 200 car wash workers. Follow @carwasherxs on instagramFollow on social media:Instagram: https : //www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/Threads: https://www.threads.net/@historiasunknownHistorias Unknown is on YouTube now! https://youtube.com/@historiasunknown?si=_rmuVXrSQhs5R1bgSourceshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_murders_of_Jesuits_in_El_Salvadorhttps://www.derechos.org/nizkor/salvador/informes/truth.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignacio_Ellacur%C3%ADahttps://cja.org/what-we-do/litigation/the-jesuits-massacre-case/https://www.npr.org/2019/11/16/774176106/i-miss-them-always-a-witness-recounts-el-salvador-s-1989-jesuit-massacrehttps://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/scholars-priests-killed/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/26/el-salvadors-former-president-charged-over-1989-massacre-of-six-jesuit-priestshttps://www.ice.gov/news/releases/spain-convicts-sentences-salvadoran-man-133-years-1989-jesuit-massacrehttps://www.ncronline.org/news/el-salvador-try-former-president-1989-killing-jesuits-companionshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignacio_Mart%C3%ADn-Bar%C3%B3http://cja.org/what-we-do/litigation/the-jesuits-massacre-case/clients/?id=116Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support.
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    51 m
  • Linchamiento de Mexicanos en Los Estados Unidos

    Linchamiento de Mexicanos en Los Estados Unidos
    Nov 13 2025
    La definición de linchamiento del Instituto Tuskegee es la siguiente: Debe existir evidencia legal de que una persona fue asesinada. Dicha persona debe haber muerto ilegalmente. Un grupo de tres o más personas debe haber participado en el asesinato. El grupo debe haber actuado bajo el pretexto de defender la justicia, la raza o la tradición. En consecuencia, el número de linchamientos contra mexicanos en Estados Unidos entre 1848 y 1928 asciende a al menos 548.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/HistoriasUnknownPodcastBy joining, you can help Historias Unknown donate 20% funds to charity. This month's donation went to CLEAN, carwash worker center, an org that has been helping car wash workers who are unable to leave their homes due to increasing ICE raids in LA county, by providing groceries to over 200 car wash workers. Follow @carwasherxs on instagramFollow on social media:Instagram: https : //www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/Threads: https://www.threads.net/@historiasunknownHistorias Unknown is on YouTube now! https://youtube.com/@historiasunknown?si=_rmuVXrSQhs5R1bgSourcesIf 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 NeffexThis episode was edited by Bex Carlos & Alex RogpeSourceshttps://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-DayThe Injustice Never Leaves You: Anti-Mexican Violence in Texas by Monica Munoz MartinezUnspeakable Violence: Remapping U.S. and Mexican National Imaginaries (Latin America Otherwise)Forgotten Dead: Mob Violence against Mexicans in the United States, 1848-1928https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greaser_Act#:~:text=The%20original%20title%20of%20the,potential%20avenues%20of%20employment%20forhttps://bajaarizonahistory.org/filibuster-on-the-sonoita/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support.
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    53 m
  • A Brief History of ICE and Operation Lonestar

    A Brief History of ICE and Operation Lonestar
    Nov 6 2025
    ICE was created in March 2003 and ever since its inception, there has been calls to abolish it. In this episode, Cristina goes over a brief history of ICE, through the different administraions, from Obama to now, and then briefly goes over Operation Lonestar. 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/HistoriasUnknownPodcastBy joining, you can help Historias Unknown donate 20% funds to charity. This month's donation went to CLEAN, carwash worker center, an org that has been helping car wash workers who are unable to leave their homes due to increasing ICE raids in LA county, by providing groceries to over 200 car wash workers. Follow @carwasherxs on instagramFollow on social media:Instagram: https : //www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/Threads: https://www.threads.net/@historiasunknownHistorias Unknown is on YouTube now! https://youtube.com/@historiasunknown?si=_rmuVXrSQhs5R1bgSourceshttps://www.huffpost.com/entry/hard-truths-about-obamas-deportation-priorities_b_58b3c9e7e4b0658fc20f979ehttps://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/25/us/ice-immigrant-deportations-trump.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/18/opinion/sunday/breaking-the-anti-immigrant-fever.htmlhttps://www.clearhorizonlegalsolutions.com/blog/cbp-vs-ice-what-you-need-to-know-about-immigration-enforcement-in-2025/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Immigration_and_Customs_Enforcementhttps://forumtogether.org/article/operation-lone-star-texass-logistical-and-political-fireball/https://www.aclutx.org/en/publications/operation-lone-star-misinformation-and-discrimination-texas-border-enforcementhttps://www.texastribune.org/series/operation-lone-star/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Lone_Starhttps://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/ice-subjected-immigrants-in-detention-to-unnecessary-surgeries/https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8034024/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impersonations_of_United_States_immigration_officialshttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/04/07/texas-eagle-pass-shelby-park-reopens-operation-lone-star/https://forumtogether.org/article/operation-lone-star-texass-logistical-and-political-fireball/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support.
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    53 m
  • History of Border Patrol (Part 5)

    History of Border Patrol (Part 5)
    Oct 30 2025
    The organization known today as border patrol began in 1924. In this episode, Carmen continues going over the collaboration between US and Mexico in the policing of migrants, more about this during the bracero program, as well as Operation Wetback and the role of the Mexican American middle class.

    Come see Carmen & Cristina Nov 1st, 2025 in Yakima,WA: The Cucuy Is Going to Get You Nov 1st, 2025 event in Yakima, WA

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    Sources

    https://aapihistorymuseum.org/what-did-these-anti-chinese-laws-and-rules-say/
    Migra! A History of US Border Patrol by Kelly Lytte Hernandez
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Milton
    https://read.dukeupress.edu/hahr/article/50/3/602/152626/The-Spanish-Americans-of-New-Mexico-A-Heritage-of
    https://sourcenm.com/2024/09/24/what-does-hispanic-identity-mean-in-new-mexico/

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    1 h y 9 m
  • History of Border Patrol (Part 4)

    History of Border Patrol (Part 4)
    Oct 23 2025
    The organization known today as border patrol began in 1924. In this episode, Carmen gets into changes in the border patrol, a bit more about the Mexican government collaborating with US border patrol, the bracero program and changes that led to more migrant deaths

    Come see Carmen & Cristina Nov 1st, 2025 in Yakima,WA: The Cucuy Is Going to Get You Nov 1st, 2025 event in Yakima, WA

    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/

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    Sources

    https://aapihistorymuseum.org/what-did-these-anti-chinese-laws-and-rules-say/
    Migra! A History of US Border Patrol by Kelly Lytte Hernandez
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Milton
    https://read.dukeupress.edu/hahr/article/50/3/602/152626/The-Spanish-Americans-of-New-Mexico-A-Heritage-of
    https://sourcenm.com/2024/09/24/what-does-hispanic-identity-mean-in-new-mexico/

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    1 h
  • Things Just Keep Happening (Teaser)

    Things Just Keep Happening (Teaser)
    Oct 16 2025
    In this bonus patreon episode, Carmen and Cristina discuss the recent escalating ICE violence in Chicago, the Portland Frog and other recent news/discourse.

    For the rest of this episode and more episodes like these, consider joining the Historias Unknown Patreon feed. They will be back next week with the next part of the border patrol history series. Thank you!

    Come see Carmen & Cristina Nov 1st, 2025 in Yakima,WA: The Cucuy Is Going to Get You Nov 1st, 2025 event in Yakima, WA

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    24 m
  • History of Border Patrol (Part Three)

    History of Border Patrol (Part Three)
    Oct 9 2025
    The organization known today as border patrol began in 1924. In this episode, Carmen tells Cristina about the history of border patrol. Specifically the attempted reform of the border patrol, which unfortunately didn’t reform much and still allowed violent and racist men to stay in the border patrol. The border patrol training school was establish, which brought a uniformity to the project of the border patrol.

    Come see Carmen & Cristina Nov 1st, 2025 in Yakima,WA: The Cucuy Is Going to Get You Nov 1st, 2025 event in Yakima, WA

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    Sources

    https://aapihistorymuseum.org/what-did-these-anti-chinese-laws-and-rules-say/
    Migra! A History of US Border Patrol by Kelly Lytte Hernandez
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Milton
    https://read.dukeupress.edu/hahr/article/50/3/602/152626/The-Spanish-Americans-of-New-Mexico-A-Heritage-of
    https://sourcenm.com/2024/09/24/what-does-hispanic-identity-mean-in-new-mexico/

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    46 m
  • The History of Border Patrol (part 2)

    The History of Border Patrol (part 2)
    Sep 25 2025
    The organization known today as border patrol began in 1924. In this episode, Carmen tells Cristina about the history of border patrol. From the restrictive immigration laws that preceded it, it's creation, to its early years. In part two, Carmen tells Cristina about the discriminatory and violent tactics of the early border patrol, and more history.

    Come see Carmen & Cristina Nov 1st, 2025 in Yakima,WA: The Cucuy Is Going to Get You Nov 1st, 2025 event in Yakima, WA

    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/

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    Sources

    https://aapihistorymuseum.org/what-did-these-anti-chinese-laws-and-rules-say/
    Migra! A History of US Border Patrol by Kelly Lytte Hernandez https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Milton
    https://read.dukeupress.edu/hahr/article/50/3/602/152626/The-Spanish-Americans-of-New-Mexico-A-Heritage-of
    https://sourcenm.com/2024/09/24/what-does-hispanic-identity-mean-in-new-mexico/

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    43 m