EPISODE · Mar 31, 2026 · 50 MIN
Episode 23: An Irishman in Mexico, William Lamport. Mexican Rebel, Hero or Legend?
from History House · host Owen Delaney
The story of the Irishman who declared himself ruler of Mexico and was the inspiration for Zorro. Episode Icon: Peter Paul Rubens, Young Man in Armor, Timken Museum of Art, Wikimedia Commons, CC0 1.0, https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en Recommended further reading...Baracs, Ana Martinez, An Irish Rebel in New Spain, The Tumultuous Life and Tragic Death of William Lamport, (University Park, Pennsylvania, 2021).Crewe, Ryan Dominic, 'Brave New Spain: An Irishman's Independence Plot in Seventeenth-Century Mexico', Past & Present, Volume 207, Issue 1, May 2010, pp. 53–87.Ronan, Gerard, The Irish Zorro, The extraordinary adventures of William Lamport (1615-1659), (Dingle, Kerry, 2004). Silva Prada, Natalia, 'Irish News in the New Spanish Kingdoms: The Circulation of Political Information about William Lamport and Diego Nugent, 1642-1667', Irish Migration Studies in Latin America, Volume 7, Number 1, March 2009. Break audio: Crystal Sonata by Tiny Music from Premiumbeat.com (Purchased with Standard License on the 27/03/2026).Opening and closing theme: Opening and closing theme, 'Classical Orchestral Dvorak Serenade Waltz Strings Music, provided by mrgwertz on https://www.pond5.com (Purchased with license on the 01/06/2024).
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The story of the Irishman who declared himself ruler of Mexico and was the inspiration for Zorro. Episode Icon: Peter Paul Rubens, Young Man in Armor, Timken Museum of Art, Wikimedia Commons, CC0 1.0, https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en Recommended further reading...Baracs, Ana Martinez, An Irish Rebel in New Spain, The Tumultuous Life and Tragic Death of William Lamport, (University Park, Pennsylvania, 2021).Crewe, Ryan Dominic, 'Brave New Spain: An Irishman's Independence Plot in Seventeenth-Century Mexico', Past & Present, Volume 207, Issue 1, May 2010, pp. 53–87.Ronan, Gerard, The Irish Zorro, The extraordinary adventures of William Lamport (1615-1659), (Dingle, Kerry, 2004). Silva Prada, Natalia, 'Irish News in the New Spanish Kingdoms: The Circulation of Political Information about William Lamport and Diego Nugent, 1642-1667', Irish Migration Studies in Latin America, Volume 7, Number 1, March 2009. Break audio: Crystal Sonata by Tiny Music from Premiumbeat.com (Purchased with Standard License on the 27/03/2026).Opening and closing theme: Opening and closing theme, 'Classical Orchestral Dvorak Serenade Waltz Strings Music, provided by mrgwertz on https://www.pond5.com (Purchased with license on the 01/06/2024).
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