Vega, Garcilaso de la, 1539-1616

First part of the Royal commentaries of the Yncas
Book 1963

Summary: Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, born Gómez Suárez de Figueroa and known as El Inca, was a chronicler and writer born in the Viceroyalty of Peru. Sailing to Spain at 21, he was educated informally there, where he lived and worked the rest of his life. The natural son of a Spanish conquistador and an Inca noblewoman born in the early years of the conquest, he is known primarily for his chronicles of Inca history, culture, and society. His work was widely read in Europe, influential and well received. It was the first literature by an author born in the Americas to enter the western canon. Wikipedia
Gender or Sex: Male [2][3][4][5][1]
Born: 1539-04-12 [3][1]
Birth Place: Cusco [1]; Cuzco [3]
Died: 1616-04-23 [3][1]
Death Place: Córdoba [1]; Córdoba (Spanien) [3]
Country: Peru [3]; Spain [3]
Language: Spanish | Castilian [4]
Occupation: poet [1]; novelist [1]; chronicler [1]; artist [1]; painter [1]; prose writer [1]; writer [1]; historian [1]; translator [1]
Encyclopædia Britannica: Biography [1]
Yale LUX: Entity [1]
Oxford Reference: Overview [1]

Sources: 1. Wikidata; 2. VIAF; 3. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany); 4. Bibliothèque nationale de France; 5. National Library and Archives of Québec

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