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RAMOS DIAZ, Martín. Place names on the Yucatan-Belize coast variation of the name of some keys and islets. Estud. hist. mod. contemp. Mex [online]. 2019, n.58, pp.5-28.  Epub 31-Ene-2022. ISSN 0185-2620.  https://doi.org/10.22201/iih.24485004e.2019.58.70255.

The history of toponymy of the Yucatan-Belize coast is an investigation to be done. The cartographic, ethnographic and linguistic data provided by different historical sources account for the earlier records of the toponymy variation of the area. The Amerindian names of dozens of islets and cays neighboring the Mesoamerican Reef remain unknown. The analysis of the available historical maps of the Caribbean region makes known the time period of replacement of Amerindian toponymy by Hispanic, English, French or Dutch place names. The present work is an inquiry into the history of place-name labeling on the maritime shore of the Mexican Caribbean and the northern part of Belize. Based on the analysis of Novohispanic and nineteenth-century maps, a preliminary classification of toponymy of the region into six groups is proposed.

Palabras llave : Place-name labeling; Place-name variation; Yucatan-Belize coast.

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