A Historical Geography of Christopher Columbus’s First Voyage and his Interactions with Indigenous Peoples of the Caribbean(Rout
Rocca, Al M. 著
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Foreword Part I: Planning the Transatlantic Voyage and Setting the Physical Geography of the Caribbean Chapter 1: The Transatlantic Proposal and Preparation for the Voyage The Santa Fe Capitulations Palos de la Frontera and the Acquisition of Men and Ships The Plan Political Goals Notes Chapter 2: Preparing for the Voyage The Columbus Map Columbus’s Methodology for Calculating Global Distances Sequence of Conception: Enterprise to the Indies The First Voyage Maps of Columbus The Art of Navigation in the 15th Century Directional Methodology Nautical Mileage Methodology Notes Chapter 3: The Adventure Begins The Journal of Christopher Columbus Sabotage as the Voyage Begins, August 3 to September 5 The Lady Doña Beatriz Ines Peraza Notes Part II: The Mid-Transatlantic Crossing Chapter 4: Into the Ocean Sea: Canary Islands and Beyond, September 6-19 The Voyage West Begins and the Deception of Recorded Mileage The Difficulty Measuring Latitude at Sea and Magnetic Variation Entering Unknown Waters (Sea of Darkness) Notes Chapter 5: Searching for the Indies: September 20 to October 11 Looking for an Island, any Island A Nervous Crew Puts Pressure on Columbus October Arrives but Still No Land Notes Part III: The Columbus Landfall and Search for the Mainland Chapter 6: The First Encounter: October 12-14 The Day the World Changed The Lucayan Islanders Barter with the Europeans Exploring Guanahani Did Columbus Kidnap Several Lucayans? Notes Chapter 7: A Sea of Islands: October 15-27 Rum Cay, A Lucayan "Escapes" The Search for Gold Begins A Lucayan Village and Cemetery Isabella (Crooked Island) and the Search for Samoet Where is Cibao (Cuba)? Notes Part IV: Cuba and Hispaniola Chapter 8: Cibao (Cuba): October 28 to December 5 Columbus Believes Cibao is Cipangu (Japan) Searching for a Taino King (Cacique) A Lucayan Initiates Friendly Relations with Cuban Taínos Is This Cipangu (Japan) or Cathay (China)? The Ambassadors Describe a Large Taíno Village and Tobacco The Geography of Linking Religious and Commercial Goals Martín Pinzón Abandons Columbus Notes Chapter 9: Hispaniola: December 7-25 Exploring Bohio The Taíno of Hispaniola I am No God Columbus and a Cacique Break Bread on the Santa Maria Shipwreck, the Santa Maria Is Destroyed Notes Chapter 10: A Time for Decisions: December 26 to January 15, 1493 Columbus and Guacanagarí Return to Spain or Continue Exploring? The Voyage Home Begins Along the Coast of Northeastern Hispaniola Notes Part V: Return Voyage, Accolades, and a Promise of Colonization Chapter 11: The Voyage Home: January 16 to March 15 Columbus Knows the Route Home A Change of Course for the Azores The Ocean Fury Unleashed The Azores Sighted and His Men Imprisoned A Run for the Mainland Portugal Sighted and Contact with King João Palos and Home Notes Chapter 12: Spanish Accolades and Future Plans Triumphant Return at the Palace of Ferdinand and Isabella Plans for Voyage Two Notes Afterword Appendices Appendix I: History and Methodology of Columbus’s Landfall Appendix II: Anchorage and Beach Landing Site Appendix III: Las Casas and Columbus on the Future of the Indigenous Peoples: A Comparison to the Portuguese Experience in São da la Mina Appendix IV: Columbus Vision for Spanish-Indio Relations on La Española (Hispaniola) in Comparison to the Existing Slave Conditions on the Canary Islands, circa 1492 Appendix V: Slavery in the Pre-Columbian Americas Appendix VI: Latitude and Longitude Estimates for Daily Sailing Locations Bibliography