Tales of the Taíno Gods/Cuentos De Los Dioses Taínos: How the Caribbean Sea Was Born/Como Se Creó El Mar Caribe

Tales of the Taíno Gods/Cuentos De Los Dioses Taínos: How the Caribbean Sea Was Born/Como Se Creó El Mar Caribe

by Osvaldo García-Goyco
Tales of the Taíno Gods/Cuentos De Los Dioses Taínos: How the Caribbean Sea Was Born/Como Se Creó El Mar Caribe

Tales of the Taíno Gods/Cuentos De Los Dioses Taínos: How the Caribbean Sea Was Born/Como Se Creó El Mar Caribe

by Osvaldo García-Goyco

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Overview

Cuentos de los dioses taínos: como se creó el Mar Caribe es una divertida fantasía profusamente ilustrada basada en el misterioso mundo mitológico de los indios taínos de Puerto Rico y las Antillas Mayores. La trama está inspirada en la obra de Fray Ramón Pané Relación Acerca de las Antigüedades de los indios (1494-98), que formó parte del diario de Cristobal Colón. Las ilustraciones del cuento, por el fenecido joven pintor puertorriqueño Juan Negrón, fueron elaboradas mediante un guión visual del autor. Incluye además el autor un educativo glosario ilustrado. Tales of the Taíno Gods: How The Caribbean Sea Was Born, is an entertaining fantasy, based on the mysterious mythological world of the Taíno Indians of Puerto Rico and the Greater Antilles. The plot is inspired by the writings of Friar Ramón Pané’s An Account of the Antiquities of the Indians (1494-98), which was part of Christopher Columbus’ diary. The illustrations of the tale were painted using a visual script by the author, who directed the skillful brush of the late young puertorrican painter Juan Negrón. The author also includes an illustrated educational glossary.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781477175088
Publisher: Xlibris US
Publication date: 12/15/2010
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 24
File size: 4 MB
Language: Spanish

About the Author

El profesor Osvaldo García-Goyco es doctor en antropología y arqueología americana de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid, España. Es autor de varios libros y sus ensayos han sido publicados internacionalmente. Professor Osvaldo García-Goyco holds a Ph.D. in American Anthropology and Archaeology from the Complutense University of Madrid, Spain. He is the author of several books and his essays have been published internationally.
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