| Description |
x, 294 p. : ill., maps. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-282) and index. |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: Columbus and La Isabela i -- 2 The Historical Setting 7 -- 3 Reluctant Hosts: -- The Tainos of Hispaniola 23 -- 4 "Hell in Hispaniola": -- La Isabela, I493-1498 47 -- 5 The Hand of Vandals and the -- Tooth of Time: La Isabela, -- I500-1987 7I -- 6 The Medieval Enclave: -- Landscape, Town, and Buildings 95 -- 7 A Spartan Domesticity: -- Household Life in La Isabela's -- Bohios 13I -- 8 God and Glory i63 -- 9 Commerce and Craft I79 -- I0 Aftermath 2zo -- Ii Destinies Converged 213 -- Appendix 229 -- Note on Historical Sources 233 -- Notes 237 -- References 259 -- Acknowledgments 283 -- Index 287. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Columbus, Christopher -- Homes and haunts -- Dominican Republic -- La Isabela.
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Indians -- First contact with Europeans.
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La Isabela (Dominican Republic) -- Colonization.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Cruxent, Jose Maria.
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
0300090404 (acid-free paper) |
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