Columbus made four voyages to the west between 1492 and 1504 in his vain search for a sea route to Asia.
Columbus
made
four
voyages
to
the
west
between
1492
and
1504
in
his
vain
search
for
a
sea
route
to
Asia
.
The mystery of why he failed to find it haunted him and filled him with sadness.
The
mystery
of
why
he
failed
to
find
it
haunted
him
and
filled
him
with
sadness
.
Wherever he went to Cuba, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, South America, Panama, down the coast of Central America--it was always the same story.
Wherever
he
went
to
Cuba
,
Puerto
Rico
,
Jamaica
,
South
America
,
Panama
,
down
the
coast
of
Central
America
--
it
was
always
the
same
story
.
Instead of golden palaces, there were grass huts and palm-leaf tents.
Instead
of
golden
palaces
,
there
were
grass
huts
and
palm-leaf
tents
.
Instead of silk-robed merchant princes, he found "Indians" who did not have so much as a shirt on their backs.
Instead
of
silk-robed
merchant
princes
,
he
found
``
Indians
''
who
did
not
have
so
much
as
a
shirt
on
their
backs
.
When Columbus explored the West Indies in 1493, he heard tales of a fierce Indian tribe who literally devoured its defeated enemies after a battle.
When
Columbus
explored
the
West
Indies
in
1493
,
he
heard
tales
of
a
fierce
Indian
tribe
who
literally
devoured
its
defeated
enemies
after
a
battle
.
These people were called by many names in the area, including Calina, Canima, Carib, and Caniba.
These
people
were
called
by
many
names
in
the
area
,
including
Calina
,
Canima
,
Carib
,
and
Caniba
.
Columbus recorded the name of the American natives as Canibales in Spanish, a word which came to refer, within a few years, to any eater of human flesh.
Columbus
recorded
the
name
of
the
American
natives
as
Canibales
in
Spanish
,
a
word
which
came
to
refer
,
within
a
few
years
,
to
any
eater
of
human
flesh
.
In the similar fashion, the word Caribbean, a title for the sea as well as for the region, came into English.
In
the
similar
fashion
,
the
word
Caribbean
,
a
title
for
the
sea
as
well
as
for
the
region
,
came
into
English
.
At times Columbus knew that this new land was not China, not Japan, not the Spice Islands.
At
times
Columbus
knew
that
this
new
land
was
not
China
,
not
Japan
,
not
the
Spice
Islands
.
He seemed to accept it as a part of the earth that the geographers of Europe had never heard of before.
He
seemed
to
accept
it
as
a
part
of
the
earth
that
the
geographers
of
Europe
had
never
heard
of
before
.
It was another world--and he called it exactly that--but Columbus also insisted until he died that land he had reached was an unknown part of Asia.
It
was
another
world
--
and
he
called
it
exactly
that
--
but
Columbus
also
insisted
until
he
died
that
land
he
had
reached
was
an
unknown
part
of
Asia
.
Columbus made four voyages to the west between 1492 and 1504 in his vain search for a sea route to Asia. The mystery of why he failed to find it haunted him and filled him with sadness.  Wherever he went to Cuba, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, South America, Panama, down the coast of Central America--it was always the same story. Instead of golden palaces, there were grass huts and palm-leaf tents. Instead of silk-robed merchant princes, he found "Indians" who did not have so much as a shirt on their backs.  When Columbus explored the West Indies in 1493, he heard tales of a fierce Indian tribe who literally devoured its defeated enemies after a battle. These people were called by many names in the area, including Calina, Canima, Carib, and Caniba. Columbus recorded the name of the American natives as Canibales in Spanish, a word which came to refer, within a few years, to any eater of human flesh. In the similar fashion, the word Caribbean, a title for the sea as well as for the region, came into English.  At times Columbus knew that this new land was not China, not Japan, not the Spice Islands. He seemed to accept it as a part of the earth that the geographers of Europe had never heard of before. It was another world--and he called it exactly that--but Columbus also insisted until he died that land he had reached was an unknown part of Asia.