Beyond La Niña, La Pinta, and La Santa María: The Invention and Mental Mapping of the New World

Beyond La Niña, La Pinta, and La Santa María: The Invention and Mental Mapping of the New World

  1. Social Education
  2. Social Education January/February 2013
  3. Beyond La Niña, La Pinta, and La Santa María: The Invention and Mental Mapping of the New World

Authors:

Luis Martínez Fernández

Page:7

Journal Issue:

Issue
Social Education January/February 2013

Special Section:The Hispanic Heritage of North America: Commemorating 500 Years

Approaching the encounter between Europe and the Americas as an intellectual rather than a physical discovery enables students to go beyond memorization to gain an understanding of Medieval and Renaissance ways of acquiring knowledge.