The Rediscovered Islands. Draft
As I have promised, I uploaded a draft copy of The Rediscovered Islands. This will be the third chapter of Unit I of my third book. The article delves into the medieval history of the Canary Islands from their rediscovery in the 1430s to European colonization in the course of the 15th and 16th centuries. The author emphasizes the dark sides of the European intrusion, including ecological imperialism and genocide. Tags: Brothers Vivaldi, Cape Non, Francesco Petrarch, Angelino Dulceti, Luis de la Cerda, Afonso IV, Boccaccio, Jean de Bethencourt, Gadifer de la Salle, Ferdinand of Aragon, Isaballa of Castile, Pedro de Vera, Alfonso de Lugo The article includes five parts. The first part, The Priority of Discovery, sums up what is known about the possible date of the discovery and the name of the first explorer. It shows that from the beginning there were several contenders on the coveted territory. The second part, People Behind the Scenes, expla...