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Originally Posted by Matata
Indian = in dios
Back in Columbus time, people were aware that the world was round (you send enough ships from england to africa and someone was going to figure it out). When columbus discovered the aboriginals, he referred to them as 'una pobla in dios' (sp?) spanish for 'a people in god."
I heard this from george carlin, it might just be BS revisionist history, but sounds pretty plausible.
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Actually, Columbus thought he discovered a western route to India, when he discovered the New World. He literally thought he was in India, therefore, he named the people they met "Indians".