拉丁美洲文学史话(Historical Narrative of Latin American Literature)

印第安人即美洲土著居民，"印第安人"这一称谓是因为哥伦布航行到达美洲时，误以为是印度，便称当地的土著居民为"indians"，后来虽然发现了这个错误，但这一称法已经普及，便这样流传下来。（ Indian people are the native American people. The "Indian people" get this title due to Columbus. When Columbus arrived at America, he thought this place was India and then he called the native residents as "indians" by mistake. Then he found this mistake, but this title was widely spread. So this title had been come down through the years. )