Guzauskyte, Evelina. <br/><br/>
Christopher Columbus's Naming in the 'diarios' of the Four Voyages (1492-1504) :  A Discourse of Negotiation. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (290 pages) 
 - Toronto Iberic Series .
 - Toronto Iberic Series .
<br/><br/>Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of 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 -- 4 Heavenly Bodies and Metallurgy in Columbian Toponymy -- 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. 
<br/><br/> In this fascinating book, Evelina Guzauskytė 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781442668249 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Columbus, Christopher-Diaries.<br/>Names, Geographical-Caribbean Area.<br/>Names, Geographical-South America.<br/>Caribbean Area-Discovery and exploration-Spanish.<br/>South America-Discovery and exploration-Spanish.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>E118 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>972.9/02