Did Christopher Columbus Blindly Misguided?

Through the voyages of Christopher Columbus a portion of the New World was found. While Columbus had the intention to find a new trade rout, that was faster, to Asia, he, instead, found a new continent. The major lack of technology highly influenced the direction of Columbus's mistaken voyage. Had Columbus had even a miniscule portion of the technology that the world has today his voyages may not have been to blindly misguided. Consider if Columbus had had access to an accurate way of understanding the natives of the land, then perhaps the violence and disaster which had struck the native peoples may not have been as severe.