These so-called Mayan Indians carried a cargo of tools, copper implements, and forges for working copper. Columbus certainly considered the possibility. He was the first explorer to enter a Pueblo Indian Village, and the story of his daring exploits make for fascinating reading. Curiously, Azemmouri is never mentioned in the American history books. The establishment of Jamestown, Virginia in 1607 was indeed an important event in American history.
Bit is was by no means the first European settlement in the New World.
The Spanish established the Santa Elena, South Carolina, colony in 1566, forty yrs before Jamestown. The colony thrived for more than twenty yrs until it was overrun by the English in 1587. But since the English won the battle for this Nation, Santa Elena was conveniently left out of American history books. Their identity is important to understanding the hidden role played by Islam in the shaping of the American nation. Many of the Santa Elena colonists were converted Muslims and Jews or Conversos.