▁Pas to ▁in ▁ 1 5 9 8 , ▁where ▁he ▁encountered ▁the ▁C of an is , ▁and ▁found ▁them ▁peace ful ▁and ▁re cept ive . ▁In ▁ 1 5 9 9 ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁Qu ito , ▁E cuador . ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁another ▁expedition ▁in ▁ 1 6 0 4 . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 0 6 ▁he ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁master ▁of ▁nov ices ▁in ▁Qu ito . ▁In ▁ 1 6 0 8 ▁he ▁was ▁permitted ▁to ▁begin ▁another ▁expedition , ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁C of an is . ▁▁ ▁His ▁death ▁reported ly ▁came ▁at ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁the ▁C of an is , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁per sec uted ▁by ▁colon is ers ▁since ▁their ▁first ▁encounter ▁with ▁Father ▁Fer rer , ▁and ▁bl amed ▁him ▁for ▁this . ▁It ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁whilst ▁crossing ▁a ▁makes h ift ▁bridge ▁of ▁two ▁logs ▁high ▁over ▁a ▁ch urn ing ▁river , ▁some ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁C of ani ▁shook ▁the ▁logs , ▁causing ▁Fer rer ▁to ▁fall ▁to ▁his ▁death . ▁His ▁body ▁was ▁never ▁recovered . ▁ ▁An ▁ex agger ated ▁and ▁semi - f ict ional ▁account ▁of ▁his ▁life ▁appears ▁in ▁App let ons ' ▁Cy c lop ædia ▁of ▁American ▁Biography , ▁which ▁was ▁then ▁rep licated ▁in ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Encyclopedia . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 5 7 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 6 1 0 ▁death s ▁Category : Span ish ▁Jes uits ▁Category :