FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
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He made up the word when he arrived.
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Columbus’s crew decided to call them that as it was an easy word to remember.
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Columbus thought that he had landed in India.
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The king and queen of Spain gave Columbus directions to do so.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The term “Indian, ” in reference to the original inhabitants of the American continent, is said to derive from Christopher Columbus, a 15th century boat-person. Some say he used the term because he was convinced he had arrived in “the Indies” (Asia), his intended destination.
Detailed explanation-2: -Christopher Columbus called Native Americans ‘Indians’ because he believed that he had landed in East Asia. At the time, Europeans often referred to India, South Asia, and East Asia all generally as ‘India. ‘ Columbus believed the people he encountered were people from India, hence his name for them.
Detailed explanation-3: -Christopher Columbus thought he was in Asia when he landed in the New World because he did not know there was land between Europe and Asia when sailing west.
Detailed explanation-4: -"Los Indios" However, when Christopher Columbus arrived in the Americas, he believed he had reached the islands of Asia, and called the inhabitants he met los indios, or “Indians.” This has become the collective name for all native peoples of North and South America, despite their diverse and unique cultures.