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Columbus's outpost among the Taínos : Spain and America at La Isabela, 1493-1498 /

In 1493, Christopher Columbus led a fleet of 17 ships and more than 1200 men to found a royal trading colony in America. Columbus had high hopes for his settlement, which he named La Isabela after the queen of Spain, but just five years later it was in ruins. It remains important, however, as the fi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Deagan, Kathleen A.
Otros Autores: Cruxent, José María
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven, Conn. : Yale University Press, ©2002.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • 1 Columbus and La Isabela
  • 2 The Historical Setting
  • 3 Reluctant Hosts: The Taínos of Hispaniola
  • 4 "Hell in Hispaniola" : La Isabela, 1493-1498
  • 5 The Hand of Vandals and the Tooth of Time: La Isabela, 1500-1987
  • 6 The Medieval Enclave: Landscape, Town, and Buildings
  • 7 A Spartan Domesticity: Household Life in La Isabela's Bohíos
  • 8 God and Glory
  • 9 Commerce and Craft
  • 10 Aftermath
  • 11 Destinies Converged
  • Appendix
  • Note on historical sources
  • Notes
  • References
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index