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In the Americas with David Yetman
1492: Americans Discover Europe
Season 10
Episode 1010
Americans did not submissively accept the rule of Europeans and their resistance and reception of the foreigners varied greatly. We visit the Dominican Republic, where Columbus established a beachhead, and then to the Mexican port of Veracruz where Hernán Cortés landed 28 years later. We follow his route across lofty mountain chains to Tenochtitlán of the Aztecs, today's Mexico City.
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Revealing a Havana that was once off-limits, beyond the architectural first impression.
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Visit Ceará and the capital city of Fortaleza, a once-isolated beach town.
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David visits several ethnic groups in the state of Oaxaca.
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Discover the city of Cartagena, once the most important city in the entire region.
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Discover how Chesapeake Bay residents are restoring some of its ancient productivity.
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David joins the Blackfeet people as they seek to expand their tribal herds of bison.
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Explore the Mata Atlantica that once covered Brazil's coast for over a thousand miles.
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Travel through the northeastern state of Pernambuco, an arid semi-desert.
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Explore the shanty towns of Río Janeiro and their role in the city's cultural history.
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Travel to Oaxaca and discover the process of harvesting, drying, and roasting coffee.