The "Indian" story is disputed. Columbus would've called them "Hindians" because Indian was called Hindustan in that time by Europeans. Indios, was the Italian Columbus' attempt to call the people in the new land "Close to God" as he compared them to people in the garden of Eden, because of their behavior.
The "Indian" story is disputed. Columbus would've called them "Hindians" because Indian was called Hindustan in that time by Europeans. Indios, was the Italian Columbus' attempt to call the people in the new land "Close to God" as he compared them to people in the garden of Eden, because of their behavior.