Possible, though I remember from reading Rousseau that the native inhabitants, which iirc he called "Carribbean wildmen" were there for 100s of years. Another rabbit hole that I will gladly append to my stated rabbit hole above.

The older I get, the more I feel inclined to learn history and the more I regret being too practical and forward looking as a youngster.

optimism

My understanding is that the inhabitants of many Caribbean Islands, at the time of Spanish arrival, were themselves fairly recent conquerors from South America.