2. Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire Crossed the Atlantic 1492 in an attempt to discover the West Indies Instead landed on one of many islands in the Caribbean and ultimately what is now known as Hispaniola Returned to Spain reporting that he had found islands off the coast of Asia even though it was widely accepted that Asia was much further away than Columbus reported
3. Failure and Disgrace The king sent men after Columbus to arrest him in the Caribbean for his dishonesty Stripped of all titles including Admiral and Viceroy of the Indies Columbus lost all respect publically as a Navigator and therefore was not given the title of first discoverer of the Americas
4. 19th & 20th Century Hero Rejected by historians until 19th and 20th centuries Was finally given the credit he deserved for discovering the Americas Columbus was known for his luck in discovering the new lands not for his navigational skills
