The Will of Afonso II preserved at the Torre do Tombo archives.
The Will of King Afonso II is among the oldest known documents written in Galician-Portuguese.[1] It was written in Coimbra and is dated June 27, 1214.[2][1]
It has reached our days through two manuscripts, one of which was sent to the Archbishop of Braga and is currently in the Torre do Tombo National Archives.[3][2]
^ abJosé Ribeiro e Castro (2014). Língua portuguesa: porquê 27 de Junho?.
^ abInstituto Camões (2001). Os mais antigos textos escritos em português.
^Arquivo Nacional Torre do Tombo. Testamento de D. Afonso II.
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