| Description |
xii, 136 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm. |
| Series |
Latin American originals ; 7 |
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Latin American originals ; 7.
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| Language |
English translations of Spanish or Italian texts. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [127]-137) and index. |
| Contents |
The letter, and extracts from the journal of Columbus's first voyage to America (1492) -- The report of Diego Chanca on Columbus's second voyage to America (1494) -- Writings of Friar Roman on the antiquities of the Indians, which he collected on request of the admiral with diligence, as a man who knows their language (ca. 1498) -- The deposition of Rodrigo Figueroa on the islands of the barbarous Caribes (1520) -- An account of the provinces of the Aruacas by Rodrigo de Navarrete (ca. 1550). |
| Summary |
"Translations of the earliest accounts, from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, of the native peoples of the Americas, including Columbus's descriptions of his first voyage. Documents the emergence of a primal anthropology and how Spanish ethnological classifications were integral to colonial discovery, occupation, and conquest"--Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Indians -- First contact with Europeans -- Early works to 1800.
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America -- Discovery and exploration -- Early works to 1800.
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Indians of the West Indies -- History -- Sources.
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Indians -- History -- Sources.
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Caribbean Area -- History -- Sources.
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| ISBN |
9780271037998 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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0271037997 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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