Before revision: The Enciclopedia universal ilustrada europeo-americana (Barcelona, 1907), volume 38, page 537, suggests that Columbus may have heard the name Amerrisque from the Rama people, who lived near the present-day Bluefields (in Cayo Rama ), and who had probably originated farther up the Escondido River, perhaps at its sources in Amerrisque.
After revision: The Enciclopedia universal ilustrada europeo-americana (Barcelona, 1907), volume 38, page 537, suggests that Columbus may have heard the name Amerrisque from the Rama people, who lived near the present-day Bluefields (in Rama Cay ), and who had probably originated farther up the Escondido River, perhaps at its sources in Amerrisque.