Finding Your Roots (2012)

Episode Overview

Michelle Rodriguez, Adrian Grenier, and Linda Chavez each have Spanish colonial heritage, but their perspectives on their identities vary significantly. This episode explores the complexities of being Hispanic, uncovering how intertwined histories of European, Native American, and African cultures shape individual experiences. Traveling through Mexico, Spain, the Caribbean, and the Southwest, Professor Gates shares narratives of ancestral Conquistadors, indigenous rebels, and "Crypto-Jews"—Spanish Jews who converted to Catholicism to escape the Inquisition while secretly maintaining their faith.