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Jordan Baker

@jordan-baker

Author•Historian

Member since Nov 06, 2025

United States

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Jordan Baker holds a BA and MA in History from North Carolina State University. A lover of all things historical, he concentrates his research and writing on the history of Indigenous and Early Modern colonial societies.

Education

MA History — North Carolina State University

BA History — North Carolina State University

Areas of Expertise

Ancient HistoryEarly Modern HistoryAtlantic World History

Cuauhtémoc portrait in the Florentine Codex with Bust of Cuauhtémoc

How Cuauhtémoc Became the Last Aztec Emperor and a Mexican Legend

The life and death of Cuauhtémoc, the last Aztec emperor, and how he became a Mexican folk hero.

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