Nicolás Wey Gómez
Biographic Data
| ID | 9160176 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nicolás Wey Gómez |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nicolás Wey |
| FAMILY NAME | Gómez |
| SIGNATURE | GÓMEZ N W |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 28 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 1 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Tropics of Empire: Why Columbus Sailed South to the Indies
Everyone knows that in 1492 Christopher Columbus sailed west across the Atlantic, seeking a new route to the East. Few note, however, that Columbus's intention was also to sail south, to the tropics. In The Tropics of Empire, Nicols Wey Gmez rewrites the geographical history of the discovery of the Americas, casting it as part of Europe's reawakening to the natural and human resources of the South. Wey Gmez shows that Columbus shared in a scienti…
The Tropics of Empire: Why Columbus Sailed South to the Indies
Everyone knows that in 1492 Christopher Columbus sailed west across the Atlantic, seeking a new route to the East. Few note, however, that Columbus's intention was also to sail south, to the tropics. In The Tropics of Empire, Nicols Wey Gmez rewrites the geographical history of the discovery of the Americas, casting it as part of Europe's reawakening to the natural and human resources of the South. Wey Gmez shows that Columbus shared in a scienti…
The Tropics of Empire: Why Columbus Sailed South to the Indies
Everyone knows that in 1492 Christopher Columbus sailed west across the Atlantic, seeking a new route to the East. Few note, however, that Columbus's intention was also to sail south, to the tropics. In The Tropics of Empire, Nicols Wey Gmez rewrites the geographical history of the discovery of the Americas, casting it as part of Europe's reawakening to the natural and human resources of the South. Wey Gmez shows that Columbus shared in a scienti…
America (1 works) · Ancient history (1 works) · Archaeology (1 works) · christopher Columbus (1451-1506) (1 works) · Colonialism (1 works) · Cuban History and Society (1 works) · Discoveries in geography (1 works) · discovery and exploration (1 works) · Empire (1 works) · Ethnology (1 works)