Christopher Columbus: The Man Behind the Myth Christopher Columbus is a man that can be called many things. He has been called a hero, a legend or even the man who discovered America. But what I would call him would be fearless, a liar, and confused. Christopher Columbus is a fearless man. He wanted to find another trade route to Asia, but to do so he had to cross an ocean that had never been …showed first 75 words of 511 total…

…showed last 75 words of 511 total…modern world thinks he is. In some ways the people in the old world was right about how he is just another explorer that got lucky. He is fearless, a liar, and a confused man. I don’t think he is a hero, he might be a small legend but he is not worthy of a day named after him, or is he in titled to the right to be called the founder of America.