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TIL that in 1567, Titu Cusi Yupanqui, then ruler of the Inca, wrote a formal letter to King Philip II in Spanish language, outlining the invasion of Philip's soldiers and seeking to secure recognition of his sovereignty by argumenting with the Spanish king’s own laws and Christian morals.

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