RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 La ampliación del arca de Noé: la primera fauna ultramarina T2 Enlargement of Noah’s ark: the first overseas wildlife A1 Aznar Vallejo, Eduardo K1 África K1 exploraciones medievales K1 mundo animal AB The opening of the new world brought about the disclosure of realities which had so farremained ignored or barely guessed at. Among them, the animal realm, and its representation,either in its material or symbolic significance, stands as a crucial chapter. This article willbe dealing with it at the outset of the western exploration process, in the areas encompassedbetween the Strait of Gibraltar and the Gulf of Guinea. We shall be considering travelnarratives that show the amazement of Europeans at the unexpected events and wondersdisplayed before their eyes. Such an enterprise unfolds broadly throughout the fifteenthcentury, comprising the three large areas of Macaronesia, Sahara and Guinea. PB Servicio de Publicaciones. Universidad de La Laguna SN e-2530-8378 YR 2023 FD 2023 LK http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/32745 UL http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/32745 LA es DS Repositorio institucional de la Universidad de La Laguna RD 11-may-2024