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Mexico: A 500-Year History by Paul Gillingham

Mexico: A 500-Year History: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Mexico: A 500-Year History audiobook runs 26.2 hours unabridged, narrated by Ben Cura (about 17.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

26.2listening hrs
Worldstore shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 26.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish Mexico: A 500-Year History at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day53 days
1 hour / day27 days
2 hours / day14 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×18 days

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What our data says

  • At 26.2 hours, it runs longer than 97% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

Mexico: A 500-Year History is an audiobook by Paul Gillingham: a 26.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Ben Cura, released November 18, 2025, on the World and The Americas shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
26.2 hrs
Narrated by
Ben Cura
Released
November 18, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
World, The Americas
ISBN
9781668155714

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Mexico: A 500-Year History audiobook?

Mexico: A 500-Year History runs 26.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 17.5 hours.

Is the Mexico: A 500-Year History audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates Mexico: A 500-Year History?

Mexico: A 500-Year History is narrated by Ben Cura.

Is Mexico: A 500-Year History worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 17.5 hours, saving 8.7 hours.