Columbus's outpost among the Taínos : Spain and America at La Isabela, 1493-1498

Columbus's outpost among the Taínos : Spain and America at La Isabela, 1493-1498 /

In 1493, Christopher Columbus led a fleet of 17 ships and more than 1200 men to found a royal trading colony in America. Columbus had high hopes for his settlement, which he named La Isabela after the queen of Spain, but just five years later it was in ruins. It remains important, however, as the fi...

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Main Author: Deagan, Kathleen A.
Other Authors: Cruxent, José María
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New Haven, Conn. : Yale University Press, 2002
Subjects:
Columbus, Christopher > Homes and haunts > Dominican Republic > La Isabela.
Indians > First contact with other peoples.
Isabela Site (Castillo de La Isabela, Dominican Republic) > Colonization.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • 1 Columbus and La Isabela
  • 2 The Historical Setting
  • 3 Reluctant Hosts: The Taínos of Hispaniola
  • 4 "Hell in Hispaniola" : La Isabela, 1493-1498
  • 5 The Hand of Vandals and the Tooth of Time: La Isabela, 1500-1987
  • 6 The Medieval Enclave: Landscape, Town, and Buildings
  • 7 A Spartan Domesticity: Household Life in La Isabela's Bohíos
  • 8 God and Glory
  • 9 Commerce and Craft
  • 10 Aftermath
  • 11 Destinies Converged
  • Appendix
  • Note on historical sources
  • Notes
  • References
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index

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