...There are many marae (stone religious ruins) and they are of archaeological interest, but the marae remaining in the east show similarities with those in Hawaii and the interior of Tahiti, and are different from those in the Tonga and Samoa islands. In 1929, four cannons covered with coral were discovered on Amanu Island. Australian historian Landon R. Langdon believes that these cannons belong to the Spanish fast sailing ship San Lesmes, which was wrecked in this area in 1526, and claims that the survivors of the ship married Polynesian women and spread to the Polynesian islands including New Zealand and Easter Island, exerting a great cultural influence. Magellan was the first to "discover" Tuamotu in 1521, and many navigators such as Quiros, Schouten, and Cook have visited the islands since then. *Some of the terminology that mentions "Amanu Island" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…多くのマラエ(石造の宗教遺跡)があり,考古学上の関心を呼んでいるが,東部に残されたマラエはハワイやタヒチ内陸部との共通性を示し,トンガ諸島やサモア諸島のものとは異なる。1929年アマヌ島でサンゴにおおわれた4門の大砲が発見されたが,オーストラリアの歴史学者ランドンR.Langdonは,これらの大砲を1526年にこの海域で遭難したスペイン快速帆船サン・レスメス号のものと考え,この船の生残りがポリネシア人女性と結婚し,ニュージーランドやイースター島を含むポリネシアの島々に広がって大きな文化的影響を与えたと主張した。1521年のマゼランがトゥアモトゥの最初の〈発見者〉であり,その後もキロス,スハウテン,クックら多くの航海者たちがこの諸島を訪れている。… ※「アマヌ[島]」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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