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Inca Garcilaso de la Vega

1539–1616 · 16th century · Also known as El Inca Garcilaso

Inca Garcilaso de la Vega was a writer born in Cusco to a Spanish conquistador and an Inca noblewoman of the royal family. Settling in Spain in 1560, he wrote the Comentarios Reales de los Incas, published in 1609, a history of the Incas and the Spanish conquest. He is regarded as the first great writer of mestizo Spanish America.

Inca Garcilaso de la Vega
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Inca Garcilaso de la Vega. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/inca-garcilaso-de-la-vega
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