Christopher Columbuss Naming In The Diarios Of The Four Voyages 1492 1504

Author : Evelina Guzuskyte
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 1442647469
Total Pages : 290 pages
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Download or read book Christopher Columbus's Naming in the 'diarios' of the Four Voyages (1492-1504) written by Evelina Guzuskyte and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this fascinating book, Evelina Guzauskyt? 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. Guzauskyt? challenges the common notion that Columbus's acts of naming were merely an imperial attempt to impose his will on the terrain. Instead, she argues that they were the result of the collisions between several distinct worlds, including the real and mythical geography of the Old World, Portuguese and Catalan naming traditions, and the knowledge and mapping practices of the Taino inhabitants of the Caribbean. Rather than reflecting the Spanish desire for an orderly empire, Columbus's collection of place names was fractured and fragmented - the product of the explorer's dynamic relationship with the inhabitants, nature, and geography of the Caribbean Basin. To complement Guzauskyt?'s argument, the book also features the first comprehensive list of the more than two hundred Columbian place names that are documented in his diarios and other contemporary sources.

Author : Christopher Columbus
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0141920424
Total Pages : 320 pages
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Download or read book The Four Voyages of Christopher Columbus written by Christopher Columbus and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2004-02-05 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No gamble in history has been more momentous than the landfall of Columbus's ship the Santa Maria in the Americas in 1492 - an event that paved the way for the conquest of a 'New World'. The accounts collected here provide a vivid narrative of his voyages throughout the Caribbean and finally to the mainland of Central America, although he still believed he had reached Asia. Columbus himself is revealed as a fascinating and contradictory figure, fluctuating from awed enthusiasm to paranoia and eccentric geographical speculation. Prey to petty quarrels with his officers, his pious desire to bring Christian civilization to 'savages' matched by his rapacity for gold, Columbus was nonetheless an explorer and seaman of staggering vision and achievement.

Author : Christophe Colomb
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Download or read book The Diario of Christopher Columbus's First Voyage to America, 1492-1493 written by Christophe Colomb and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Evelina Guzauskyte
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 1442668253
Total Pages : 296 pages
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Download or read book Christopher Columbus's Naming in the 'diarios' of the Four Voyages (1492-1504) written by Evelina Guzauskyte and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2014-04-30 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. Gužauskytė challenges the common notion that Columbus’s acts of naming were merely an imperial attempt to impose his will on the terrain. Instead, she argues that they were the result of the collisions between several distinct worlds, including the real and mythical geography of the Old World, Portuguese and Catalan naming traditions, and the knowledge and mapping practices of the Taino inhabitants of the Caribbean. Rather than reflecting the Spanish desire for an orderly empire, Columbus’s collection of place names was fractured and fragmented – the product of the explorer’s dynamic relationship with the inhabitants, nature, and geography of the Caribbean Basin. To complement Gužauskytė’s argument, the book also features the first comprehensive list of the more than two hundred Columbian place names that are documented in his diarios and other contemporary sources.

Author : Barnes & Noble, Incorporated
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ISBN 13 : 9780880297073
Total Pages : 88 pages
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Download or read book The Voyages of Columbus, 1492-1504 written by Barnes & Noble, Incorporated and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Portrays the life of Columbus and his four voyages of exploration to the New World.

Author : Cristoforo Colombo
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 440 pages
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Download or read book Select Letters of Christopher Columbus, with Other Original Documents, Relating to His Four Voyages to the New World written by Cristoforo Colombo and published by . This book was released on 1870 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Christopher Columbus
Publisher : Literary Licensing, LLC
ISBN 13 : 9781497859357
Total Pages : 248 pages
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Download or read book Select Letters of Christopher Columbus with Other Original Documents Relating to His Four Voyages to the New World written by Christopher Columbus and published by Literary Licensing, LLC. This book was released on 2014-03 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Is A New Release Of The Original 1847 Edition.

Author : Christopher Columbus
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ISBN 13 : 9789681162610
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Download or read book Four Voyages of Christopher Columbus written by Christopher Columbus and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Christopher Columbus
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ISBN 13 : 9780856683503
Total Pages : 259 pages
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Download or read book Diario del primer viaje, 1492 written by Christopher Columbus and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : J. M. Cohen
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Total Pages : 319 pages
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Download or read book The four voyages of Christopher Columbus written by J. M. Cohen and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: