The Berlin Conference and the Siege of Medellín

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the 1885 Siege of Medellín during the Colombian civil war, examining how European imperial ambitions in Africa intersected with Latin American politics. The conversation centers on a legendary cartogram drawn by Colombian cartographer Manuel María Paz that imagined Africa divided among European powers before the Berlin Conference. They discuss the Colombian government's desperate search for a naval vessel, the purchase of the ironclad 'La Popa', and the tragicomic voyage that ended with the ship stuck in the Caribbean. The episode reveals how the scramble for Africa cast a long shadow across the Atlantic, influencing conflicts far from the continent itself. #BerlinConference #SiegeOfMedellin #ColombianCivilWar #ManuelMariaPaz #Cartogram #LaPopa #Ironclad #ScrambleForAfrica #LatinAmerica #1885 #Colombia #Medellin #RafaelNuñez #EzequielHurtado #History #FexingoHistory #Imperialism #19thCentury Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo