Christopher Columbus's naming in the diarios of the four voyages (1492-1504) : a discourse of negotiation / Evelina Gužauskytė.
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TextSeries: Toronto IbericPublisher: Toronto [Ontario] ; Buffalo [New York] : University of Toronto Press, [2014]Description: 1 online resource (x, 276 pages) : illustrations, mapsContent type: - text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781442668249
- 1442668245
- 1442647469
- 9781442647466
- Columbus, Christopher -- Diaries
- Columbus, Christopher
- Names, Geographical -- Caribbean Area
- Names, Geographical -- South America
- Caribbean Area -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish
- South America -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish
- Noms géographiques -- Caraïbes (Région)
- Noms géographiques -- Amérique du Sud
- HISTORY -- Latin America -- Mexico
- HISTORY -- General
- Discoveries in geography -- Spanish
- Names, Geographical
- Caribbean Area
- South America
- 972.9/02 23
- E118 .G89 2014eb
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-263) and index.
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.
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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