The natives...
American Indians, particularly from Florida and some from Latin America managed to make their home in parts of Cuba after the Cuban Indians were gone. This is true from my husband's American Indian side of the family that lived in what used to be called The Island of Pines. Some retuned to America/Florida and some stayed behind.
No, and I'm pretty hopeful that most school kids can figure it out for themselves, Columbus wasn't responsible for the atrocities committed to the native people of North and South America. Much of it happened long after his discovery.
Marcia