Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Chapter 1. Columbus and La Isabela 1
5. Chapter 2. The Historical Setting 7
6. Chapter 3. Reluctant Hosts: The Taínos of Hispaniola 23
7. Chapter 4. “Hell in Hispaniola”: La Isabela, 1493‒1498 47
8. Chapter 5. The Hand of Vandals and the Tooth of Time: La Isabela, 1500‒1987 71
9. Chapter 6. The Medieval Enclave: Landscape, Town, and Buildings 95
10. Chapter 7. A Spartan Domesticity: Household Life in La Isabela’s Bohíos 131
11. Chapter 8. God and Glory 163
12. Chapter 9. Commerce and Craft 179
13. Chapter 10. Aftermath 201
14. Chapter 11. Destinies Converged 213
15. Appendix 229
16. Note on Historical Sources 233
17. Notes 237
18. References 259
19. Acknowledgments 283
20. Index 287