Christopher Columbus's naming in the diarios of the four voyages (1492-1504) : a discourse of negotiation /

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In this fascinating book, Evelina Gužauskytė uses the names Columbus gave to places in the Caribbean Basin as a way to examine the complex encounter between Europeans and the native inhabitants.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gužauskytė, Evelina, 1975- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto [Ontario] ; Buffalo [New York] : University of Toronto Press, [2014]
Colección:Toronto Iberic.
Temas:
Columbus, Christopher > Diaries.
Columbus, Christopher
Names, Geographical > Caribbean Area.
Names, Geographical > South America.
Noms géographiques > Caraïbes (Région)
Noms géographiques > Amérique du Sud.
HISTORY > Latin America > Mexico.
HISTORY > General.
Discoveries in geography > Spanish
Names, Geographical
Caribbean Area > Discovery and exploration > Spanish.
South America > Discovery and exploration > Spanish.
Caribbean Area
South America
Diaries
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • 1. "Named Incorrectly": The Geographic and Symbolic Functions of Columbian Place Names
  • 2. Words and the World: The Known Corpus of Columbian Place Names
  • 3. "Y saber dellos los secretos de la tierra": Taino Toponymy and Columbian Naming
  • 5. Iguana and Christ
  • 6. Infernal Imagery: Spirituality and Cosmology in the Final Two Voyages
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix: A Comprehensive List of Columbian Place Names
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Backmatter.

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