Why is Rapa Nui internationally called “Easter Island”?
G’day Wicked Willie, Thank you for your answer. According to Wikipedia “On Easter Sunday, 1722 Easter Island was found and named by its first recorded European visitor, the Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen, who was searching for Davis or David’s island. The island’s official Spanish name, Isla de Pascua, is Spanish for “Easter Island”.” Rapa Nui is actually a later name dating from the 1870’s. I have attached sources for your reference. Regards Wikipedia Easter Island http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_Island Sacred Sites Easter Island http://www.sacredsites.com/americas/chile/easter_island.
