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Description: The first residents of the present U.S.V.I were the Carib. In 1493, Christopher Columbus while searching for a route to India.
History of the United States Virgin Islands The first residents of the present United States Virgin Islands (USVI) were the Ciboney, Caribs, and Arawaks. In 1493, Christopher Columbus visited these islands. He had been searching for a route to India and consequently he called the people he encountered Indians. Columbus named the beautiful islands 'The Virgins' in reference to the legendary beauty of St. Ursula and her 11,000 virgins.
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