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What did Columbus call the natives when he first met them?

indians


What did Columbus call the natives he met and why?

Oh, dude, Columbus called the natives he met "Indians" because he thought he had reached the East Indies when he actually landed in the Americas. So, like, he was totally off by, like, a whole continent. Classic Columbus, am I right?


Why did Columbus call the native he met Indians?

He originally thought he found a route to India and these were its natives.


Was christopher Columbus frendly to the people he met or did he conquer the people he met?

Yes and No. SOme of the Natives he encountered were taken as slaves, Others though were treated with respect and even bargained with.


What was the name of the natives Columbus found at Hispaniola?

The natives Columbus encountered in Hispaniola were the Taíno people.


What were Columbus views on Christianity?

AnswerIn the time of Christopher Columbus, it was unthinkable that a person in Western Europe could be other than a devout Catholic. Columbus was motivated by greed and religion in his voyages of discovery. The natives he met were required, on pain of death or slavery, to become Christians.


How did Columbus interact with the natives?

he enslaved or killed them


Name mistakenly given to the natives of America by Columbus?

Christopher Columbus named the Natives of America Indians. Christopher Columbus gave this name because he thought he was near the Indian Ocean and the people were Indians.


What was Columbus attitude towards the natives Americans?

He wrote in his diary that he had met the Native people of Hispanolia and thought they would make good slaves. He wasn't sure they were human and was positive they were inferior.


How did Christopher Columbus interactive with natives?

he enslaved or killed them


What voyage was it that christopher Columbus was attacked by natives?

His first


What did Christopher Columbus have in common with the natives?

i do not think that Christopher Columbus had anything in common with the natives he discovered ^ | Wrong Christopher and the natives both enjoyed architecture and fine arts. Christopher Columbus and Ferdinand Magellan resemble (common or similar) because they traveled west in search of aisa