| Description |
1 online resource (x, 276 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
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text file PDF |
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Spanish language |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Series |
Toronto Iberic
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Toronto Iberic.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-263) and index. |
| Summary |
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. |
| 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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Columbus, Christopher -- Diaries.
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Columbus, Christopher. |
| Genre/Form |
Diaries.
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| Subject |
Names, Geographical -- Caribbean Area.
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Names, Geographical. |
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Caribbean Area. |
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Names, Geographical -- South America.
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South America. |
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Caribbean Area -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish.
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South America -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish.
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HISTORY -- Latin America -- Mexico. |
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Discoveries in geography. |
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HISTORY -- General. |
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Discoveries in geography -- Spanish. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Diaries.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Gužauskytė, Evelina, 1975- Christopher Columbus's naming in the diarios of the four voyages (1492-1504). [CEL version]. 9781442647466 |
| ISBN |
9781442668249 (electronic book) |
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1442668245 (electronic book) |
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9781442647466 |
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1442647469 |
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9781442647466 |
| Standard No. |
10.3138/9781442668249 |
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