Journal of the first voyage Diaro del primer viaje
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Journal of the first voyage = Diaro del primer viaje
(Hispanic classics)
Aris & Phillips, 1990
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Diario del primer viaje
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Bibliography: p. xli-xlii
Spanish text with parallel English translation and notes
Description and Table of Contents
Description
When Columbus returned to Spain from his momentous first journey in the Spring of 1493, he presented his Journal to Queen Isabella. Unfortunately no complete copy has survived. The loss would have been irreparable had it not been for the efforts of Bartolome de las Casas whose digest survives in the Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid.
The Journal, even in its abbreviated form, is a fascinating day-to-day account of the Admiral's discovery of Cuba and Hispaniola. Both the Spanish text and the English translation have been newly prepared for this edition. The Spanish text is accurate and readable, with extensive notes. Notes to the English text give assistance in matters of navigation and historical geography. The introduction covers the background of Spanish exploration of the New World and includes an account by Professor R.J. Penny of Columbus's knowledge of Spanish. This edition provides, in a convenient, accessible and economical format, the first authoritative text with facing English translation of the Journal, and will be of particular interest to students of Spanish colonial expansion. Spanish text with facing-page translation, introduction and notes.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Text history
The role of Bartolorme de las Casas
Verbatim transcription and summary
The aim of the journal
The objectives of the 1492 voyage
The preparations for the 1492 voyage
The landfall and its aftermath
Landscape
Native inhabitants
Editorial Note
The Language of Christopher Columbus
Columbus's linguistic background
Columbus's written Spanish
The language of the 1492 Journal
Influence of Genoese and Portuguese
Influence of Genoese alone
Influence of Portuguese alone
Evidence of Columbus's imperfect Spanish
Columbus and late 15th-century practice
Amerindian words borrowed by Columbus
Idiosyncrasies of Columbus's language
Conclusion
Bibliography
Maps
Text and translation
Notes to the Journal.
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