Siete Partidas

Las Siete Partidas ( Seven - Part Code ) or simply Partidas was a Castilian law book since the reign of Alfonso X of Castile ( 1252-1284 ), which was created with the intention to have consistent, standardized rules for the Empire. The consolidated text was originally known as Libro de las Leyes ( Old Spanish: Livro de las Legies ( Code) ) respectively. Only in the 14th century it received its present name, based on the sections into which it is divided.

The Spanish Siete Partidas is the most important contribution to legal history. The Partidas had a great importance in Latin America, where over the centuries until about 1800 was valid. Although the code focuses on the legal issues, he has also been described as " humanistic encyclopaedia " as it deals also philosophical, moral and theological issues, including the Greco-Roman, Judeo-Christian and Islamic perspectives.

Background

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After one of the oldest versions of the Partidas, it was written between June 26, 1256 and the August 28, 1265 by a commission of the most important Castilian jurists of the time under the personal direction of Alfonso X.. However, other periods were proposed: 1254-1261; 1256-1263; 1251-1265; In any case, the historians believe that it was not finished before 1265.

The traditional view, which is shared by the historian Francisco Martinez Marina and the philologist Antonio Solalinde is that the Siete Partidas written by a legal commission and the inclusion of Alfonso was X. likely to be limited to defining the objectives of the text and the addressee, as well as personally to control the work of the Commission. The Commission is said to have consisted of the following persons: Mr. Jacobo, a lawyer; Juan Alfonso, a notary from Leon; a certain Mr. Roldan; and Fernando Martinez de Zamora ( one of the first Castilian jurists ).

During the 18th century was often believed that the Partidas of Alfonso X were written alone. This position was supported by the Jesuit historian and writer Andres Marco Burriel ( Father Burriel ). Nevertheless a major debate arose in relation to the author of the work in connection with Alfonso X. Other texts of the same period (1254-1256) were normally Alfonso X: attributed as el Setenario, Fuero Real, and the Especulo emphasize similarities among themselves and with the partidas. Despite scientific efforts to determine the relationships and the purpose of the texts, no consensus has been reached.

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  • Boisard, Marcel A. ( July 1980), "On the probable influence of Islam on Western Public and International Law," International Journal of Middle East Studies 11 (4): 429-450 [ 435-6 ]
  • University of Pennsylvania Press (1989); Joseph F. O'Callaghan (1999) The Cortes of Castile - Leon; Chapt.9, The Cortes and the Government of Realm Found May 21, 2006
  • Code
  • Source of law in the Middle Ages
  • Historic legal source ( Spain)
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