How to pronounce “facund” in English

Domingo Faustino Sarmiento’s 1845 novel, “Facundo: Civilización y Barbarie,” “Civilization and Barbarism,” is a prime example.

far back as Domingo Faustino Sarmiento’s 1845 novel, “Facundo.” In “Pedro Páramo,” the barren town of Comala reflects the desolation of its people.

Sarmiento hoped to convince readers that as long as Argentina existed as an untamed region, the land would continue to produce dangerous strongmen like Rosas and Facundo.