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Garcilaso's commentaries have to be understood as representing a mixed worldview of the empire. He wrote both as a member of the royal family of
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is considered by most to be the unquestioned masterpiece of Inca
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because of its "dangerous" content. Copies circulated secretly, as the native people drew pride and inspiration from their Inca heritage.
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