▁Peru . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁prominent ▁figure ▁of ▁the ▁Liter ary ▁Bar o que ▁of ▁Peru ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁intellect uals ▁from ▁Col onial ▁Spanish ▁America ▁( al ong ▁with ▁the ▁New ▁Spain ▁writers ▁Sor ▁Ju ana ▁In és ▁de ▁la ▁Cruz ▁and ▁Carlos ▁de ▁Sig ü enza ▁y ▁Gó ng ora ). ▁ ▁Juan ▁de ▁Esp in osa ▁Med rano ▁is ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁famous ▁literary ▁apolog etic ▁disc ourse ▁in ▁the ▁Amer icas ▁in ▁the ▁XVII ▁century : ▁the ▁Ap olog ético ▁en ▁favor ▁de ▁Don ▁Luis ▁de ▁Gó ng ora ▁( 1 6 6 2 ). ▁He ▁also ▁wrote ▁aut os ▁sacr ament ales ▁in ▁Que ch ua ▁— El ▁ro bo ▁de ▁Pro ser p ina ▁y ▁sue ño ▁de ▁End im ión ▁( c . ▁ 1 6 5 0 ) ▁and ▁El ▁hijo ▁pr ódigo ▁( c . ▁ 1 6 5 7 ) — ; ▁com ed ies ▁in ▁Spanish ▁— out ▁of ▁which ▁only ▁the ▁bib lic al ▁play ▁Am ar ▁su ▁prop ia ▁muerte ▁( c . ▁ 1 6 5 0 ) ▁is ▁preserved — ; ▁pan egy ric ▁ser m ons ▁— comp iled ▁after ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁a ▁volume ▁called ▁La ▁Nov ena ▁Mar av illa ▁( 1 6 9 5 ) — ; ▁and ▁a ▁course ▁in ▁Latin ▁of ▁th om istic ▁philosophy ▁— Ph il osoph ia ▁Thom istica ▁( 1 6 8 8 ) — . ▁ ▁He ▁acquired ▁fame ▁in ▁life