▁and ▁life ▁of ▁Juan ▁de ▁Esp in osa ▁Med rano ▁has ▁extens ively ▁fallen ▁to ▁re leg ation ▁or ▁ob liv ion . ▁This ▁way , ▁even ▁if ▁a ▁certain ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁bi ography ▁still ▁surv ives ▁in ▁the ▁or al ▁tradition ▁of ▁the ▁region ▁of ▁Ap ur ím ac — where ▁it ▁has ▁acquired ▁unusual ▁characteristics — , ▁in ▁C us co ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁Per uv ian ▁Liter ary ▁Can on , ▁knowledge ▁of ▁his ▁life ▁and ▁work ▁circ ums cri bes ▁mostly ▁to ▁sch ol ars ▁of ▁literature ▁in ▁Col onial ▁Spanish ▁America . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Origin ▁and ▁first ▁years ▁▁ ▁After ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁studies ▁and ▁archive ▁analysis , ▁the ▁space - time ▁coordinate ▁of ▁Cal ca uso , ▁ 1 6 3 0 , ▁appears ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁most ▁accurate ▁intersection ▁in ▁which ▁to ▁place ▁the ▁origin ▁( the ▁birth ) ▁of ▁Juan ▁de ▁Esp in osa ▁Med rano . ▁Of ▁his ▁parents , ▁their ▁eth nic ity , ▁condition ▁and ▁line age , ▁nothing ▁is ▁known ; ▁such ▁complete ▁lack ▁of ▁information ▁serves , ▁however , ▁as ▁a ▁principle ▁for ▁the ▁dedu ction ▁of ▁absence ▁of ▁nob ility ▁in ▁the ▁author ▁and ▁his ▁family ▁— be ing ▁most ▁likely ▁that ▁Juan ▁de ▁Esp in osa ▁Med rano ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁a ▁hum ble , ▁rural ▁environment . ▁This ▁setting ▁is , ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁somewhat ▁suggest ive ▁of ▁a ▁possible ▁case ▁of ▁mis ce gen ation ▁as ▁explanation ▁of ▁his ▁origin