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Yet five centuries after the Indiansâ fateful meeting with Columbus, elements of their culture endureâin the genetic heritage of modern Antilleans, in the persistence of Taino taÃ­no words and in isolated communities where people carry on traditional methods of, architecture, farming fishing and. healing
Initially, Columbus thought these Indians were hostile, as they attacked his men when they tried to land on the island. As he was determined to annex the island in the name of the king and queen of Spain, he was not deterred. Columbus also needed wood and water and a chance to repair his vessels. He sailed down the coast and docked at Discovery Bay.