Abstract
This article is figures out how the real and historical Columbus has been transformed through centuries into a mythical (superhero) and exemplary explorer. The author's thesis then is that this transformation has been triggered and brought about by decades of government propaganda, mainly through the official educational system, in order to permit the political elite to justify their actions. This justification is aimed to ensure the acceptance of the use of imperialist and colonialist concepts, such as that of "savageness"
