Question

What did Columbus call the natives he met and why?
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Answer 1

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Explanation:

Columbus called the natives living in the “New World” to help him undertak and understand this mysterious world.

Answer 2

Christopher Columbus called the natives he met 'Indians'.

• Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer and navigator.
• He went on four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean and was the first known European to make contact with the Caribbean, Central America, and South America.
• Columbus' primary aim for his first voyage was finding a sea route to India by circumnavigating the earth.
• But, he miscalculated the distance of his journey.
• So, when he reached land, he thought he had reached the Indian coast. Thus, he called the natives there Los Indios (Spanish for "Indians").
• Thus, Christopher Columbus called the natives he met 'Indians' since he thought he had reached the coast of India, but in fact, it was the Bahamas he had reached.

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