(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Columbus)) (VP (VBD made) (NP (CD four) (NNS voyages)) (PP (IN to) (NP (DT the) (NN west))) (PP (IN between) (NP (CD 1492) (CC and) (CD 1504))) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (PRP$ his) (JJ vain) (NN search)) (PP (IN for) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN sea) (NN route)) (PP (IN to) (NP (NNP Asia)))))))) (. .)))
Columbus made four voyages to the west between 1492 and 1504 in his vain search for a sea route to Asia.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Columbus
Columbus
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
make
made
VERB
VBD
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
four
four
NUM
CD
obj
Number=Plur
voyage
voyages
NOUN
NNS
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
west
west
NOUN
NN
case
between
between
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1492
1492
NUM
CD
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1504
1504
NUM
CD
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
vain
vain
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
search
search
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
sea
sea
NOUN
NN
nmod
Number=Sing
route
route
NOUN
NN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Asia
Asia
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NP (NP (DT The) (NN mystery)) (PP (IN of) (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB why)) (S (NP (PRP he)) (VP (VP (VBD failed) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB find) (SBAR (S (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBD haunted) (NP (PRP him))))))))) (CC and) (VP (VBD filled) (NP (PRP him)) (PP (IN with) (NP (NN sadness)))))))) (. .)))
The mystery of why he failed to find it haunted him and filled him with sadness.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
mystery
mystery
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
PronType=Rel
why
why
ADV
WRB
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
advcl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
fail
failed
VERB
VBD
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
find
find
VERB
VB
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
haunt
haunted
VERB
VBD
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
him
PRON
PRP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
fill
filled
VERB
VBD
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
him
PRON
PRP
case
with
with
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
sadness
sadness
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB Wherever)) (S (NP (PRP he)) (VP (VBD went) (PP (IN to) (NP (NP (NP (NNP Cuba)) (, ,) (NP (NNP Puerto) (NNP Rico)) (, ,) (NP (NNP Jamaica)) (, ,) (NP (NNP South) (NNP America)) (, ,) (NP (NNP Panama)) (, ,) (PP (IN down) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN coast)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NNP Central) (NNP America)))))) (, --)))))) (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBD was) (ADVP (RB always)) (NP (DT the) (JJ same) (NN story))) (. .)))
Wherever he went to Cuba, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, South America, Panama, down the coast of Central America--it was always the same story.
advmod
PronType=Int
wherever
Wherever
ADV
WRB
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
go
went
VERB
VBD
case
to
to
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Cuba
Cuba
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
compound
Number=Sing
Puerto
Puerto
PROPN
NNP
appos
Number=Sing
Rico
Rico
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Sing
Jamaica
Jamaica
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
compound
Number=Sing
South
South
PROPN
NNP
appos
Number=Sing
America
America
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Sing
Panama
Panama
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
down
down
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
coast
coast
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
Central
Central
ADJ
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
America
America
PROPN
NNP
punct
--
--
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advmod
always
always
ADV
RB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
same
same
ADJ
JJ
root
Number=Sing
story
story
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (ADVP (RB Instead) (IN of) (NP (JJ golden) (NNS palaces))) (, ,) (NP (EX there)) (VP (VBD were) (NP (NP (NN grass) (NNS huts)) (CC and) (NP (JJ palm-leaf) (NNS tents)))) (. .)))
Instead of golden palaces, there were grass huts and palm-leaf tents.
case
instead
Instead
ADV
RB
fixed
of
of
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
golden
golden
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Plur
palace
palaces
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
expl
there
there
PRON
EX
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
VERB
VBD
compound
Number=Sing
grass
grass
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Number=Plur
hut
huts
NOUN
NNS
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
amod
Degree=Pos
palm-leaf
palm-leaf
ADJ
JJ
conj
Number=Plur
tent
tents
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (PP (RB Instead) (IN of) (NP (JJ silk-robed) (NN merchant) (NNS princes))) (, ,) (NP (PRP he)) (VP (VBD found) (NP (NP (`` ``) (NNPS Indians) ('' '')) (SBAR (WHNP (WP who)) (S (VP (VBD did) (RB not) (VP (VB have) (NP (NP (ADJP (RB so) (JJ much))) (PP (IN as) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN shirt)) (PP (IN on) (NP (PRP$ their) (NNS backs)))))))))))) (. .)))
Instead of silk-robed merchant princes, he found "Indians" who did not have so much as a shirt on their backs.
case
instead
Instead
ADV
RB
fixed
of
of
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
silk-robed
silk-robed
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
merchant
merchant
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Plur
prince
princes
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
find
found
VERB
VBD
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
obj
Number=Plur
Indian
Indians
PROPN
NNPS
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
nsubj
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
do
did
AUX
VBD
advmod
not
not
PART
RB
acl:relcl
VerbForm=Inf
have
have
VERB
VB
advmod
so
so
ADV
RB
obj
Degree=Pos
much
much
ADJ
JJ
case
as
as
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
shirt
shirt
NOUN
NN
case
on
on
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Plur
back
backs
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB When)) (S (NP (NNP Columbus)) (VP (VBD explored) (NP (DT the) (NNP West) (NNP Indies)) (PP (IN in) (NP (CD 1493)))))) (, ,) (NP (PRP he)) (VP (VBD heard) (NP (NP (NNS tales)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ fierce) (JJ Indian) (NN tribe)) (SBAR (WHNP (WP who)) (S (ADVP (RB literally)) (VP (VBD devoured) (NP (PRP$ its) (VBN defeated) (NNS enemies)) (PP (IN after) (NP (DT a) (NN 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.
advmod
PronType=Int
when
When
ADV
WRB
nsubj
Number=Sing
Columbus
Columbus
PROPN
NNP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
explore
explored
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
West
West
PROPN
NNP
obj
Number=Sing
Indies
Indies
PROPN
NNP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1493
1493
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
hear
heard
VERB
VBD
obj
Number=Plur
tale
tales
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
fierce
fierce
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
Indian
Indian
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
tribe
tribe
NOUN
NN
nsubj
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
advmod
literally
literally
ADV
RB
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
devour
devoured
VERB
VBD
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
its
its
PRON
PRP$
amod
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
defeat
defeated
VERB
VBN
obj
Number=Plur
enemy
enemies
NOUN
NNS
case
after
after
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
battle
battle
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (DT These) (NNS people)) (VP (VBD were) (VP (VBN called) (PP (IN by) (NP (NP (JJ many) (NNS names)) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT the) (NN area))) (, ,) (PP (VBG including) (NP (NNP Calina) (, ,) (NNP Canima) (, ,) (NNP Carib) (, ,) (CC and) (NNP Caniba))))))) (. .)))
These people were called by many names in the area, including Calina, Canima, Carib, and Caniba.
det
Number=Plur|PronType=Dem
this
These
DET
DT
nsubj:pass
Number=Plur
person
people
NOUN
NNS
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
call
called
VERB
VBN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
many
many
ADJ
JJ
obl:agent
Number=Plur
name
names
NOUN
NNS
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
area
area
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
VerbForm=Ger
include
including
VERB
VBG
nmod
Number=Sing
Calina
Calina
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Number=Sing
Canima
Canima
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Number=Sing
Carib
Carib
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Caniba
Caniba
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Columbus)) (VP (VBD recorded) (NP (NP (NP (DT the) (NN name)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (JJ American) (NNS natives))) (PP (IN as) (NP (NNP Canibales))) (PP (IN in) (NP (NNP Spanish)))) (, ,) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN word)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT which)) (S (VP (VBD came) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB refer) (, ,) (PP (IN within) (NP (DT a) (JJ few) (NNS years))) (, ,) (PP (IN to) (NP (NP (DT any) (NN eater)) (PP (IN of) (NP (JJ human) (NN 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.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Columbus
Columbus
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
record
recorded
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
name
name
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
American
American
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Plur
native
natives
NOUN
NNS
case
as
as
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Canibale
Canibales
PROPN
NNP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Spanish
Spanish
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
appos
Number=Sing
word
word
NOUN
NN
nsubj
PronType=Rel
which
which
PRON
WDT
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
come
came
VERB
VBD
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
refer
refer
VERB
VB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
within
within
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
few
few
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Plur
year
years
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
any
any
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
eater
eater
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
human
human
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
flesh
flesh
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (PP (IN In) (NP (DT the) (JJ similar) (NN fashion))) (, ,) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN word) (NNP Caribbean)) (, ,) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN title)) (PP (IN for) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN sea)) (CONJP (RB as) (RB well) (IN as)) (PP (IN for) (NP (DT the) (NN region)))))) (, ,)) (VP (VBD came) (PP (IN into) (NP (NNP English)))) (. .)))
In the similar fashion, the word Caribbean, a title for the sea as well as for the region, came into English.
case
in
In
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
similar
similar
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
fashion
fashion
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
word
word
NOUN
NN
appos
Number=Sing
Caribbean
Caribbean
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
appos
Number=Sing
title
title
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
sea
sea
NOUN
NN
cc
as
as
ADV
RB
fixed
Degree=Pos
well
well
ADV
RB
fixed
as
as
ADP
IN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
conj
Number=Sing
region
region
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
come
came
VERB
VBD
case
into
into
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
English
English
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (PP (IN At) (NP (NNS times))) (NP (NNP Columbus)) (VP (VBD knew) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (DT this) (JJ new) (NN land)) (VP (VBD was) (RB not) (NP (NP (NNP China)) (, ,) (RB not) (NP (NNP Japan)) (, ,) (RB not) (NP (DT the) (NNP Spice) (NNPS Islands))))))) (. .)))
At times Columbus knew that this new land was not China, not Japan, not the Spice Islands.
case
at
At
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Plur
time
times
NOUN
NNS
nsubj
Number=Sing
Columbus
Columbus
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
know
knew
VERB
VBD
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
det
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
this
this
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
new
new
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Sing
land
land
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advmod
not
not
PART
RB
ccomp
Number=Sing
China
China
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
not
not
PART
RB
conj
Number=Sing
Japan
Japan
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
not
not
PART
RB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
Spice
Spice
PROPN
NNP
conj
Number=Plur
Island
Islands
PROPN
NNPS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP He)) (VP (VBD seemed) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB accept) (NP (PRP it)) (PP (IN as) (NP (NP (NP (DT a) (NN part)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (NN earth)))) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (NP (NP (DT the) (NNS geographers)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NNP Europe)))) (VP (VBD had) (ADVP (RB never)) (VP (VBN heard) (PP (IN of)) (ADVP (RB before)))))))))))) (. .)))
He seemed to accept it as a part of the earth that the geographers of Europe had never heard of before.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
He
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
seem
seemed
VERB
VBD
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
accept
accept
VERB
VB
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
case
as
as
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
part
part
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
earth
earth
NOUN
NN
obl
PronType=Rel
that
that
PRON
WDT
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Plur
geographer
geographers
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Europe
Europe
PROPN
NNP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
AUX
VBD
advmod
never
never
ADV
RB
acl:relcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
hear
heard
VERB
VBN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
advmod
before
before
ADV
RB
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (S (NP (PRP It)) (VP (VBD was) (NP (DT another) (NN world)))) (, --) (CC and) (S (NP (PRP he)) (VP (VBD called) (NP (PRP it)) (NP (RB exactly) (DT that)))) (, --) (CC but) (S (NP (NNP Columbus)) (ADVP (RB also)) (VP (VBD insisted) (SBAR (IN until) (S (NP (PRP he)) (VP (VBD died)))) (SBAR (S (NP (NP (DT that) (NN land)) (SBAR (S (NP (PRP he)) (VP (VBD had) (VP (VBN reached)))))) (VP (VBD was) (NP (NP (DT an) (JJ unknown) (NN part)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NNP 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.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
It
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
det
another
another
DET
DT
root
Number=Sing
world
world
NOUN
NN
punct
--
--
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
call
called
VERB
VBD
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
advmod
exactly
exactly
ADV
RB
xcomp
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
that
that
PRON
DT
punct
--
--
PUNCT
,
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
nsubj
Number=Sing
Columbus
Columbus
PROPN
NNP
advmod
also
also
ADV
RB
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
insist
insisted
VERB
VBD
mark
until
until
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
die
died
VERB
VBD
det
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
that
that
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
land
land
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
AUX
VBD
acl:relcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
reach
reached
VERB
VBN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
unknown
unknown
ADJ
JJ
ccomp
Number=Sing
part
part
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Asia
Asia
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
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.