When worlds collide pbs youtube biography

When Worlds Collide is a vivid exploration of the first century after the Old World encountered the New World.

The Hidden Universe of the Spitzer Space Telescope (Episode 33): When Worlds Collide.

The Hidden Universe of the Spitzer Space Telescope (Episode 33): When Worlds Collide.

First of the runaway-planet-soon-to-hit-Earth movies, remade and ripped off so frequently in recent years that no less than Lars Von Trier.

This minute documentary illuminates the origins of today's Latino culture through the largely untold story of the Americas after Columbus.

The minute documentary traces milestone events during the 16th century and illustrates how the New World radically transformed the Old.

Worlds collide.

This 90-minute PBS documentary, written by Rubén Martínez and Carl Byker, illuminates the origins of today’s Latino culture through the largely untold story of the Americas after Columbus.

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The story begins on the streets of Los Angeles in 2010 and travels to Spain and Latin America, where contact first occurred between Spanish conquistadors and native peoples.

By the time the Spanish arrived, Indigenous civilization had developed a sophisticated society, including advanced architectural, agricultural and textile practices that in many ways surpassed those of the invaders. This epic odyssey traces the impact that these and many other New World innovations had on the Old World during an era almost always described as “the conquest.” In reality, the most important consequence of the era was the ra