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Another Famous Linguist: El Inca Garcilaso dela Vega (1539-1616)

Among the famous historical translators and interpreters in the industry, one name that comes up frequently is Garcilaso de la Vega. Garcilaso de la Vega had a unique advantage in his life that eventually permitted him to interpret on both a linguistic as well as cultural level. This unique advantage that made Garcilaso de la Vega an important figure in the translation and interpretation world was that his father was a Spanish conqueror and his mother came from Inca royalty.

At a very young age, Garcilaso de la Vega was able to provide translations and interpretations between the Spanish and the Inca Indians that were both culturally and linguistically sound. Garcilaso de la Vega began to learn at a very young age of the language and traditions of the Inca Indians, and when he was older, he was educated by the Spanish. The early exposure to both cultures was what made him a competent translator and interpreter. Because of his effective interpretations between the Inca Indians and the Spanish, he was able to help resolve some issues between those two groups.

Before Garcilaso de la Vega began to provide interpretations between the Inca Indians and the Spanish, there had been several instances where the communication ended very negatively because of misunderstandings brought about by interpreters who were either not familiar with the languages, or were intentionally deceiving both sides for political purposes. Garcilaso de la Vega was not only a good translator and interpreter because of his cultural and linguistic knowledge, but also because he had no known bias for or against either side.

Garcilaso de la Vega was not only famous for his work in translation and interpretation between the Inca Indians and the Spaniards; he also became a major figure in the world of literature later in his life. As he was educated in Europe, he began his literary career by translating books into and out of Spanish. He is now most famous for his book Comentarios Reales de los Incas in which he incorporates words from the Quechua language into his description of the ancient South American civilization, while trying to describe the traditions and beliefs of the once dominant empire of the Incas.

Garcilaso de la Vega is an inspiration to linguists in many parts of the world because of his skill and knowledge with both the written and spoken word. Garcilaso de la Vega mostly worked as a political interpreter and through his cultural knowledge and communication skills, he was able to move the Spanish Conquest forward, quite possibly preventing further bloodshed on both sides of the conflict through his accurate and informative explanations.

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