Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Upon landing in Mexico centuries ago the Spanish immediately found silver. The Spanish then constructed a road 3,000 km long to transport the silver from the mines, a road full of hopes, but also riddled with pitfalls and danger. Explore this ancient road from Mexico to the southern United States.

Narrated by Peter Hudson

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