African ancestors make up the majority of the Jamaican population, mainly due to the transatlantic slave trade during the 17th and 18th centuries. Europeans, predominantly from England, Spain, and Portugal, came as colonists, traders, and slave owners. Asian ancestors, particularly from China and India, were also brought as indentured laborers during the colonial period. The indigenous people of Jamaica, the Tainos, are descendants of the original Native American settlers of the Caribbean islands.