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Jose Maria Pando Biography

José María Pando

(Lima, 1787-Spain, 1840) Peruvian writer.Educated in Madrid, he was ambassador of Spain in Rome (1812) and in the Netherlands (1815), and secretary of Fernando VII.After accepting the position of minister from Simón Bolívar, he returned to his country.In 1835 he returned to Spain, where he published Thoughts and notes on morality and politics (1837), which denotes the disappointment of his last years.He is also the author of the Epistle to Prospero , where he praises the figure of Bolívar, and of Elements of international law , which reflects his traditionalist thinking.

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