Stuck on a translation — "rutas" in particular
"Ejemplos son la ruta de las Indias y la de las Antillas y los territorios al final de ellas."
At the moment, I have this translation:
"Examples can be found in the Antilles and Indian routes, and the territories at the end of them."
The examples are special trade jurisdictions or development zones. However, I'm concerned that the references to the "Indias" and "Antillas" are mistranslated. If anyone has some light to shed, that would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much!
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Who are you translating the item for? Las Indias in the widest context refers to a large chunk of the world East and West. I live in the UK and more particularly the Dutch East Indies was mainly Indonesia and the Dutch West Indies were various Caribbean Islands they captured from the Spanish including the Antilles. The British West Indies were other Caribbean Islands including Jamaica and Barbados. In the context of trade or trade routes I think the reference to Indias is parts of the Carribean which we know as the Indies. It used to sometimes be used to cover the whole of the Americas and the cpurt of 'las Indias' was used by Spain to administer their territories in that part of the world. I always think of Indian as someone from India or the continent of India or secondly as the old fashioned word for a native American. It is difficult to help without more context or knowing your audience. Perhaps The Indies route would work?
