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