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Hispaniola : Caribbean chiefdoms in the age of Columbus / Samuel M. Wilson

Author
Wilson, Samuel Meredith, 1957-
Published
Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, [1990]
Copyright Date
©1990
Physical Description
1 online resource (xi, 170 pages) : illustrations, maps
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Contents
Cover; Contents; Illustrations; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. The First Spanish Voyage to the New World; 3. The Vega Real; 4. The Adelantado's Visit to Xaragua; 5. Conclusions; Bibliography; Index.
Summary
In 1492 Hispaniola was inhabited by the Taino, an Indian group whose ancestors had moved into the Caribbean archipelago from lowland South America. This book examines the early years of the contact period in the Caribbean and reconstructs the social and political organization of the Taino.
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ISBN
9780817381004 (electronic bk.)
0817381007 (electronic bk.)
0817304622 (alk. paper)
9780817304621 (alk. paper)
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Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-163) and index.
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