Al M. Rocca

Christopher Columbus and the Genesis of New World Colonialism, 1493-96

An Historical Geography of his Second Voyage

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book explores the role of geography's five themes: location, place, human-environmental interaction, movement, and region, in Christopher Colombus's second voyage.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 310
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. September 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 631g
• ISBN-13: 9781041005322
• ISBN-10: 1041005326
• Artikelnr.: 74064872

Autorenporträt

Al M. Rocca is Adjunct Research Professor, California State University, Monterey Bay

Inhaltsangabe

0.Introduction. Part One - First Voyage of Christopher Columbus.
1.Christopher Columbus's Geographic Realignment. 2.Triumphant Return and
Royal Accolades. 3.King Ferdinand and Queen Isabela's Colonization Plan.
4.The Voyage Begins. Part Two - Return to Hispaniola. 5.The Caribs of
Guadeloupe and St. Croix. 6.Return to La Navidad. 7.Settling La Isabela.
8.Search for Cibao: Inland Colonization Begins. 9.The Memorial (Report) of
Columbus to the Spanish monarchs. Part Three - Quest for Gold and Searching
for the Mainland. 10.A Geography of Confusion: Where is Cathay and India?
Part Four - Conquest and Exploitation. 11.Rebellion. 12.Colonial
Pacification and Expansion.