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Which Spanish viceroy commissioned Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa's famous work?
Francisco de Toledo
Antonio de Mendoza
Luis de Velasco
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Viceroy Francisco de Toledo commissioned Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa's "History of the Incas." Toledo was the fifth Viceroy of Peru and was interested in learning more about the Incan Empire to better govern the Spanish colony.
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