[Nhcoll-l] Philippine locality

[Sergio Montagud]

Dear Paul,

Luzon, as you know, is the main island of the Philippine archipelago. I have not found any locality there similar to 'Curita,' but this word, in Spanish, means a diminutive form of 'cura' (priest) or an affectionate way of saying it. As the Philippines was a Spanish colony until 1898, this word could refer to a locality or a collector. If the labels of the collection do not specify a collector, I can assume that this is the name of the collector, as the figure who sent the specimens. Many 19th-century religious people were interested in natural history objects and made important collections all over the world.

I hope this helps a little.

Regards,

Sergio

De: Nhcoll-l <nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu> en nombre de Callomon,Paul <prc44 at drexel.edu>
Fecha: viernes, 24 de mayo de 2024, 22:19
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Asunto: [Nhcoll-l] Philippine locality
Random Friday-afternoon question: we have the locality “Curita, Luzon” on some land snail labels – anyone have any idea where that might be? It does not come up on the web, at least not that I can find.

Paul Callomon
Collection Manager, Malacology and General Invertebrates
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