Show 0 the word cuba cuba Is the name by which the island was originally known to the lu cayan indians who were with coluin bus when ho discovered it one of its villages or calles was called by them Cuban acan and it Is reported that from the similarity of sounds colum bus still supposing himself to be on the coast of asia that this must be a city of Is khan the tartar sovereign celebrated by marco polo the survival of the original name for cuba Is a remar LabIe in finance of persistence as the island has been baptized and many times since its european discovery columbus erst called it juana in honor of prince john the son of ferdinand and isabella after ferdinand s death it was called in his memory reman alna subsequently this name was changed to santiago after st james the patron saint of spain later it was named ave maria in honor of the mriln mary but none of these names held and the indian name Is belll preserved literary era |