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  • The Sleepy Lagoon Murder Part 1

    The Sleepy Lagoon Murder Part 1
    Dec 18 2025
    José Gallardo Díaz, a young Mexican man found barely breathing near Sleepy Lagoon, a reservoir in commerce, CA, on August 2, 1942. The case became a flashpoint for racial tension and injustice in Los Angeles. Without this case and the trial that followed, the infamous Zoot Suit trial may not have happened. In this episode, Cristina tells Carmen the context leading up to the death of Jose Diaz, in the next part, she will discuss the trial.

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    Sources

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleepy_Lagoon_murder
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell,_California
    https://www.history.com/articles/zoot-suit-riots
    https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/zoot-jose-gallardo-diaz/
    https://guides.loc.gov/latinx-civil-rights/people-v-zamorra
    Murder at the Sleepy Lagoon: Zoot Suits, Race and Riot in Wartime LA by Eduardo Obregon Pagan
    The Woman in the Zoot Suit by Catherine S. Ramirez
    The Zoot-Suit Riots: The Psychology of Symbolic Annihilation by Mauricio Mazo

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    34 min
  • El Mozote Massacre (Revisited)

    El Mozote Massacre (Revisited)
    Dec 11 2025
    On December 11, 1981, the US trained Atlácatl battalion descended on the village of el Mozote (and surrounding villages) and enacted one of the worst human rights violations in Latin America. They murdered women, children and village. After their attack was over, it is estimated that at least 1000 civilians were killed. Survivors of the attack are still trying to seek justice.In this episode, Cristina tells Carmen about the Salvadoran civil war and the massacre of El Mozote. This episode was originally released in 2022, this is a reupload, but with updates regarding the trial. It discusses a massacre during the Salvadoran civil war, murder of children and rape are discussed, listen with care (or feel free to skip this episode if these are topics are triggering).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/@historiasunknownTrial update from Cristosal: https://www.instagram.com/p/DSDZsNSEbfI/?igsh=MTVpNXgwdDJqaHpydQ==Sourceshttp://www.lib.luc.edu/specialcollections/exhibits/show/ellacuria-tapeshttps://www.historycrunch.com/causes-of-the-cold-war.html#/https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/05/13/us-role-el-mozote-massacre-still-echoes-immigration-today/https://elfaro.net/es/201003/noticias/1416/How-we-killed-Archbishop-Romero.htmhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvadoran_Civil_War#Aims_of_the_junta's_violent_repressionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlacatl_Battalionhttps://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/09/world/americas/09amaya.htmlhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8E-RJxjYMohttps://www.dplf.org/en/resources/el-mozote-massacre-trial-decades-long-search-justice-el-salvador-continueshttps://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/26/world/americas/el-salvador-el-mazote-massacre.htmlhttps://www.latinorebels.com/2018/09/06/daughterofelmozotesurvivor/https://www.axios.com/el-mozote-salvador-massacre-40-years-22099231-a62f-45af-a53d-ddb639be60af.htmlhttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%E1%BB%B9_Lai_massacre#:~:text=Victims%20included%20men%2C%20women%2C%20children,in%20C%20Company%2C%20was%20convicted.Danner, M. (2005). The massacre at El Mozote:A parable of the Cold War. Granta Books.https://www.propublica.org/article/survivors-and-families-of-victims-of-a-1981-el-salvador-massacre-see-justice-slip-away-again#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16707316579004&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.propublica.org%2Farticle%2Fsurvivors-and-families-of-victims-of-a-1981-el-salvador-massacre-see-justice-slip-away-againhttps://elfaro.net/en/202104/el_salvador/25441/US-Government-Hid-Presence-of-US-Advisor-in-Mozote-Massacre-Expert-Says.htmhttps://unfinishedsentences.org/el-faro-the-day-the-offended-of-el-mozote-silenced-the-military/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support.
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    59 min
  • Anastasio Aquino's Rebellion

    Anastasio Aquino's Rebellion
    Dec 4 2025
    In 1833, an indigenous man named Anastasio Aquino led a rebellion against the Spanish. Cristina tellls Carmen about this moment in Salvadoran history.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://web.archive.org/web/20070927213557/http://www.travelotica.com/travelguide/59/el-salvador/anastasio-aquino-and-the-indigenous-rebellion-18158.htmhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anastasio_Aquino%27s_rebellionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agust%C3%ADn_de_Iturbide#https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Republic_of_Central_Americahttps://www.puntorojomag.org/tag/anastasio-aquino/https://www.zinnedproject.org/materials/export-of-colors/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pipil_people#Spanish_conquesthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atl%C3%A1catlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annals_of_the_Cakchiquelshttps://minorityrights.org/communities/indigenous-peoples-2/"Anastasio Aquino, rey de los Nonualcos." La Estrella de Panama, 24 May 2024. Gale OneFile: Informe Académico, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A795577479/IFME?u=spl_main&sid=bookmark-IFME&xid=c8bdc4aa. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support.
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    31 min
  • Protest Songs- Casas De Carton

    Protest Songs- Casas De Carton
    Nov 27 2025
    There was a song that could get someone killed if they were caught listening to it during the Salvadoran Civil War. In this episode, Cristina tells Carmen about this song.

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    The video with the song: https://youtu.be/7wYmv4ZgNa0?si=zO0KlA-RFvVWTixv

    Tiktok video mentioned: https://www.tiktok.com/@coradesalvi/video/7232751084203298094?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7461093047661839903

    Sources

    https://www.elescenariodelosclasicos.com/page.php?id=2291
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al%C3%AD_Primera
    https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al%C3%AD_Primera
    https://www.radioprogresohn.net/aplicacion-movil/los-guaraguao-en-los-70-anos-de-la-huelga-de-1954/

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    49 min
  • 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 min
  • 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 min
  • 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 min
  • 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.

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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 et 9 min