The Spanish were known for cash cropping throughout their empire. When sugar and rice crops ended up requiring more labor, they turned to a dark option: slavery.
While the establishment of the Atlantic slave trade led to the suffering and death of millions of innocent victims, a group of 23 marooned slaves in Esmeraldas, Ecuador found an opportunity. Instead of being condemned to work in the sugar fields, they were going to write their own destiny. Their grit and determination developed into their own distinct culture and mark on the world.
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The Spice Must Flow: Venice
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The Nestle Conspiracy: Switzerland
Let Them Eat Cake?: Paris
How a Chicken Farmer and Some Scotch Won D-Day: Madrid
The Banana Massacre: Colombia
Delicious History Season 2
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A Meal Fit for a Colonist
Fascism Fell While Rice Grew
The Great Tamale Incident of 1976
The End of the World (Pt 2)
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The End of the World (Pt 1)
Revolutions Run on Coffee (Pt 2)
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