5. Iguana and Christ

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Abbreviations xi
6. Introduction 1
7. 1. “Named Incorrectly”: The Geographic and Symbolic Functions of Columbian Place Names 32
8. 2. Words and the World: The Known Corpus of Columbian Place Names 46
9. 3. “Y saber dellos los secretos de la tierra”: Taino Toponymy and Columbian Naming 61
10. 5. Iguana and Christ 103
11. 6. Infernal Imagery: Spirituality and Cosmology in the Final Two Voyages 123
12. Conclusion 157
13. Appendix: A Comprehensive List of Columbian Place Names 169
14. Notes 197
15. Bibliography 249
16. Index 265
17. Backmatter 277