I came across an interesting blog that educated me with information that in hindsight made perfect sense, is there any such thing as a Native American Indian ? I hadn't really given this much thought. Technically Columbus, known as 'the man who discovered America', was in fact trying to find a westward sea passage to the Orient (his enterprise to the Indies) when he landed in the 'New World' in 1492. This unintentional discovery was to change the course of world history.
On 12 October, Columbus and a group of his men set foot on an island in what later became known as the Bahamas. Believing that they had reached the Indies, the newcomers dubbed the natives 'Indians'. Initial encounters were friendly, but indigenous populations all over the 'New World' were soon to be devastated by their contact with Europeans. Click on the link above.
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