Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa

Presentation of Sarmiento to Queen Elizabeth, 1585. Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa (1532–1592) was a Spanish adventurer, author, historian, mathematician, and astronomer. He was named the governor of the Strait of Magellan by King Philip II in 1580. His birthplace is not certain and may have been Pontevedra, in Galicia, where his paternal family originated, or Alcalá de Henares in Castile, where he later is known to have studied . His birth year is also uncertain however it is believed that he was born between 1530 and 1532. His father Bartolomé Sarmiento was born in Pontevedra and his mother María Gamboa was born in Bilbao, Basque Country. Provided by Wikipedia
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    Historia de los Incas / by Sarmiento de Gamboa, Pedro, 1530-1592

    Published 1943
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    Historia índica / by Sarmiento de Gamboa, Pedro, 1530?-1592?

    Published 1942
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