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 | | Andres Hurtado de Mendoza, marquess of Canet, who became viceroy of Peru in 1655, bestowed on Fernandez the office of chronicler of Peru; and in this capacity he wrote a narrative of the insurrection of Francisco Hernandez Giron, of the rebellion of Gonzalo Pizarro, and of the administration of Pedro de la Gasca. |
| | He was personally known to Gomes Eannes de Azurara, the historian of this early period of Portuguese expansion; and from Azuraras language it is clear that Fernandez revelation of unknown lands and races was fully appreciated at home. |
| | Fernando P0 iS noted for its beautiful aspect, seeming from a short distance to be a single mountain rising from the sea, itssides covered with luxuriant vegetation. |
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