Christopher Columbus's Naming in the 'diarios' of the Four Voyages (1492-1504) : A Discourse of Negotiation.
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- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781442668249
- 972.9/02
- E118
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.
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.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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