What would America have looked like if it had grown not under Spain, but under the Kingdom of Hungary?

In this episode, we explore Hungarian America between 1500 and 1800 — a world where Columbus’s discovery becomes the foundation of a Central European colonial sphere. Unlike Spain, Hungary was not a classic oceanic empire. It was a land-based, multi-ethnic monarchy tied to the Danube, the Balkans, the Adriatic, and the struggle against the Ottoman Empire. That difference would have changed the entire shape of the New World.

The first Hungarian colonies would likely begin as forts, ports, mission stations, and trading bases in the Caribbean, supported by Italian sailors, Adriatic ports, Dalmatian contacts, and Central European money. Over time, these outposts would grow into a hybrid colonial world — politically Hunga ...