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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gužauskytė, Evelina, 1975- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Buffalo [New York] : University of Toronto Press, [2014]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Columbus, Christopher.
Columbus, Christopher > Diaries.
Names, Geographical.
Discoveries in geography > Spanish.
HISTORY > General.
HISTORY > Latin America > Mexico.
Noms geographiques > Amerique du Sud.
Noms geographiques > Caraïbes (Region)
Names, Geographical > South America.
Names, Geographical > Caribbean Area.
South America.
Caribbean Area.
South America > Discovery and exploration > Spanish.
Caribbean Area > Discovery and exploration > Spanish.
Diaries.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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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