Christopher Columbus's Naming in the 'diarios' of the Four Voyages (1492-1504): A Discourse of Negotiation...

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Evelina Guzauskyte

Christopher Columbus's Naming in the 'diarios' of the Four Voyages (1492-1504)

A Discourse of Negotiation

Evelina Guzauskyte

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University of Toronto Press
16 April 2014

Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800; History

Series: Toronto Iberic

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.

By: Evelina Guzauskyte
Imprint: University of Toronto Press
Country of Publication: Canada
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 158mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 600g
ISBN: 9781442647466
ISBN 10: 1442647469
Series: Toronto Iberic
Pages: 296
Publication Date: 16 April 2014
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Evelina Guzauskyte is an associate professor in the Spanish Department at Wellesley College.

Reviews for Christopher Columbus's Naming in the 'diarios' of the Four Voyages (1492-1504): A Discourse of Negotiation

'This is an interesting book and a worthy addition to the growing volume of scholarship on Columbus.' -- William D. Phillip Jr. Renaissance Quarterly vol 68:03:2015