Los periplos marítimos del Libro del rey Canamor y del infante Turián, su hijo (1509) y las primeras empresas militares en la India portuguesa (Cananor, 1507)
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https://doi.org/10.13136/2284-2667/32Keywords:
Canamor y Turián, novela caballeresca, Cananor, colonización India, expansión portuguesaAbstract
El libro del rey Canamor y del infante Turián, su hijo (1509) sorprende por el hecho de que sus personajes y trama carecen de filiación con cualquier otro relato en prosa de la ficción europea, por tener dos protagonistas persas y por la presencia poderosísima de geografías marítimas en el relato. Este artículo propone relacionar la publicación de la primera edición de la obra, en 1509, con la difusión de noticias sobre la colonización portuguesa en la India y, en concreto, con el asedio de Cananor (1507), que fue uno de los primeros y principales episodios bélicos en la bahía de Goa. Los orígenes persas de Canamor y Turián, sus periplos por océanos desconocidos, la presencia de Leonela (la mujer de Canamor), como una amazona domadora de leones, la serie de antropónimos asociados a la toponimia de África y de Asia, son ingredientes que ya no nos hablan del habitual Mediterráneo bizantino, sino que dirigen nuevas miradas hacia el Océano Índico.
Palabras clave: Canamor y Turián, novela caballeresca, Cananor, colonización India, expansión portuguesa
El libro del rey Canamor y del infante Turián, su hijo (1509) is an outstanding book which surprises readers because its two Persian protagonists and its plot, including a powerful presence of maritime geographies, and cannot be traced back to any other existing narrative in European prose fiction. This article aims to establish a relationship between the publication of the first edition of the work in 1509, with the dissemination of news about the Portuguese colonization in India and, in particular, with the siege of Cannanore (1507), one of the first and most relevant war episodes in Goa Bay. Canamor and Turian’s Persian origins, their travels on unknown oceans, the presence of Leonela (Canamor’s wife), described as an Amazon lion tamer, the group of anthroponyms associated with place names in Africa and Asia, are ingredients that no longer speak of the usual Byzantine Mediterranean sea, but cast new glances towards the Indian Ocean.
Keywords: Canamor y Turián, chivalric novel, Cannanore, Indian colonies, Portuguese expansion
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