Ricardo Palma (1833-1919) completed the ten-volume “Peruvian Legend” through forty years of tireless work. This also established his immortal status as the father of modern Peruvian literature. People revered him and praised him as a worthy representative of American culture. 　　”Legends of Peru” tells the story of Peruvian people and the vicissitudes of the world during the three hundred years from the Inca Kingdom, the Viceroyalty (i.e. colonial period), the independence period to the republic period. There are 453 legends in total (9 series and 1 appendix), of which 6 are about the Inca Empire, 339 are about the Governor-General period, that is, the colonial period, 43 are about the…