, ▁theory ▁that ▁holds ▁ground ▁especially ▁since ▁it ▁is ▁incon ce iv able ▁to ▁think ▁of ▁the ▁author ▁as ▁an ▁ind io ▁or ▁ind igen ous ▁person ▁( it ▁seems ▁more ▁ver is im ilar ▁to ▁think ▁of ▁Juan ▁de ▁Esp in osa ▁Med rano ▁as ▁a ▁mest izo : ▁probably ▁conce ived ▁by ▁an ▁ind ia ▁or ▁mest iza ▁mother , ▁in ▁a ▁rural ▁area ▁of ▁C uz co , ▁after ▁sexual ▁inter course ▁with ▁a ▁Sp ani ard , ▁perhaps ▁a ▁cler ic ▁who ▁would ▁not ▁have , ▁of ▁course , ▁assumed ▁pat ern ity ▁of ▁the ▁child ). ▁ ▁Con sequently , ▁Ag ust ín ▁Cort és ▁de ▁la ▁Cruz ' s ▁— dis ci ple ▁and ▁first ▁bi ograph er ▁of ▁the ▁author — ▁assertion ▁about ▁the ▁origin ▁of ▁Esp in osa ▁Med rano ▁should ▁be ▁taken ▁as ▁true : ▁" in ▁his ▁first ▁stages , ▁sc ant ▁favor ▁he ▁received ▁from ▁what ▁the ▁vul g us ▁calls ▁Fort une ". ▁Like wise , ▁Cl or inda ▁Mat to ▁de ▁Turner ' s ▁novel ization ▁of ▁the ▁author ' s ▁life ▁as : ▁" He ▁who ▁entered ▁the ▁world ▁in ▁hum ble ▁cr ad le , ▁set ▁foot ▁on ▁the ▁steps ▁of ▁book ▁and ▁prayer ... ▁Then ▁asc ended ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁literary ▁sk ies ▁of ▁the ▁America ▁of ▁the ▁South , ▁as ▁king ▁of ▁stars ▁there ▁he ▁sh ined ". ▁In ▁an ▁imperial ▁society ▁in ▁which ▁access ▁to ▁intellectual ▁enter prise ▁was ▁circ ums cribed ▁to ▁the ▁nobles