Will of Afonso II of Portugal

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About “Will of Afonso II of Portugal”

The Will of King Afonso II is one of the oldest known documents written in Galician-Portuguese. It was created in Coimbra and dated June 27, 1214. The document provides important historical evidence of the language and legal practices of the time. It reflects the administrative and linguistic context of medieval Portugal. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)

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