The Relevance of Latin Language in Cristobal Perez del Cristo’s Work: Excelencias y antigüedades de las siete islas de Canaria
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history, myth, latin, Canaries, Fortunate IslandsAbstract
This work (Excellencies and Antiquities of the Seven Canary Islands) was published in 1679 by the Tenerifean Cristobal Perez del Cristo. The author tries to show and demonstrate, with the use of numerous quotations, that the Fortunate Islands are the Canary Islands. Part of this work is written in Latin. It is our aim to analyze the importance of the use of Latin in this work.
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LEAL CRUZ, P. (2007): “Las Afortunadas de Juba. Identificación de las distintas Islas Canarias en la Antigüedad”, El Museo Canario LXII: 149-190.
LEAL CRUZ, P. (2009): “Sobre los términos ‘Canaria’, ‘Canarias’, ‘canario’, ‘canarios’, ‘Gran Canaria’”, El Museo Canario LXIV: 157-182.
MARTÍNEZ, M. (2002): Las Islas Canarias en la Antigüedad clásica. Mito, historia, imaginario, Centro de la Cultura Popular Canaria, La Laguna.
PÉREZ DEL CRISTO, C. (1996): Excelencias y antigüedades de las siete islas de Canaria, edición facsímil de la de 1679, de Manuel HERNÁNDEZ, Gobierno de Canarias, Cabildo de Tenerife y Ayuntamiento de Icod, Tenerife.
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