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Historia mexicana - Cultura y la unión de dos mundos

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Mexico

With the Spaniards' arrival to Tenochtitlán, Mexican culture as we know it began to emerge with their racial, cultural and spiritual merging with the diverse pre-Hispanic inhabitants of those lands. The Concheros dances about which native Mexican, Alfredo Martinez, speaks to us, are just one representation of this fusion.

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Los Juegos Olímpicos - Víctor y la historia de las Olimpiadas

Difficulty: Intermediate

Venezuela

A few months prior to the opening of the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Victor shared with us some very interesting facts about the history of this event.

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Paseando con Karen - Monterrey - Museo de Historia Mexicana

Difficulty: Beginner

Mexico

Karen gives us a quick tour of the Museum of Mexican History in Monterrey, Mexico, including exhibits spanning from the Pre-Hispanic Era to more modern times.

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Cataluña y su gente - Tarragona histórica - Part 5

Difficulty: Intermediate

Spain

El profesor Joan Martínez Manent nos revela otros puntos históricos de la catedral de Tarragona así como una historia interesante llamada el Entierro del gato que se puede ver esculpida en el claustro de la catedral de Tarragona.

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Pablo Escobar, el patrón del mal - Capítulo 1 - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Colombia

Los últimos instantes de vida de Pablo Escobar y la memoria de algunos de los asesinatos que ordenó ejecutar marcan el inicio de esta aclamada serie. Yabla te ofrece exclusivamente el primer capítulo de esta historia. Conoce cuál fue el origen de uno de los peores criminales del mundo.

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Cataluña y su gente - Tarragona histórica - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

Spain

En esta parte descubrimos con Joan Martínez Manent algunos detalles interesantes sobre la historia romana de la actual ciudad de Tarragona.

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Videos de la elección Venezuela - Manuel Rosales - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Venezuela

Manuel Rosales perdió la elección a la presidencia de Venezuela en contra de Hugo Chávez. Aquí te presentamos uno de sus comerciales de campaña. Como si fuera el trailer de una película, el video es un supuesto recuento de la historia desde un futuro que nunca llegó para Rosales: el de su victoria. Este comercial de campaña es un buen ejemplo para ilustrar el refran que aconseja no contar los pollos antes de que salgan de los huevos. Bueno, por ingenio no quedó, ¿verdad?

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Aprendiendo con Carlos - América precolombina - El mito de Bachué

Difficulty: Beginner

Colombia

Carlos explains the different roles myths have played historically and tells us the Muisca myth of Bachué, which explains the origin of Man.

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Caption 1 [es]: [Historia]
Caption 1 [en]: [History]

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Aprendiendo con Carlos - El microrrelato - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

After reading us his flash fiction story, "Para siempre" [Forever], Carlos offers some insight into the historical backdrop, events, and characters that inspired him.

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Caption 1 [es]: [Historia]
Caption 1 [en]: [History]

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Aprendiendo con Carlos - El microrrelato - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

After shedding some light on the flash fiction genre and providing us with some examples, Carlos finally reads us the piece with which he placed among the finalists at a prominent flash fiction contest in Barcelona. Can you understand any of the meaning behind it?

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Caption 1 [es]: [Historia]
Caption 1 [en]: [History]

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Aprendiendo con Carlos - El microrrelato - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

Let's listen to a couple of examples of flash fiction stories to better understand what this literary genre is all about. Entitled "Destino" [Fate] and "Soñando despierta" [Daydreaming], both pieces received awards at prestigious international flash fiction contests.

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Caption 1 [es]: [Historia]
Caption 1 [en]: [History]

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Aprendiendo con Carlos - El microrrelato - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Colombia

In the first part of this series, Carlos introduces us to the characteristics of flash fiction, a literary genre distinguished by its succinctness and ability to capture the reader from the first word to the last.

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Caption 1 [es]: [Historia]
Caption 1 [en]: [History]

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Aprendiendo con Carlos - América precolombina - El mito de Bochica

Difficulty: Beginner

Colombia

Carlos closes his series on pre-Columbian America by sharing with us the myth of Bochica, a God thought to be responsible for several natural phenomena.

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Caption 1 [es]: [Historia]
Caption 1 [en]: [History]

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Aprendiendo con Carlos - América precolombina - El Dorado

Difficulty: Beginner

Colombia

Carlos describes for us the fascinating enthronement ceremony that gave rise to to the legend of "El Dorado" ["The Golden One"], a nickname which referred to the cacique, or king, of Colombia's Muisca people.

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Caption 1 [es]: [Historia]
Caption 1 [en]: [History]

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Aprendiendo con Carlos - América precolombina - Mitos y leyendas Muiscas

Difficulty: Beginner

Colombia

Carlos introduces us to the Muiscas, one of the most developed pre-Columbian civilizations to inhabit the Cundiboyacense plateau in the central part of present day Colombia.

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Caption 1 [es]: [Historia]
Caption 1 [en]: [History]

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