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Ordenações Afonsinas

1446 · 15th century · Also known as Afonsine Ordinances

The Ordenações Afonsinas were the first general code of Portuguese law, completed around 1446 in the reign of Afonso V, after whom they are named. In five books they gathered royal laws, customs and rules from Roman and canon law. They were replaced by the Manueline Ordinances under Manuel I and the Philippine Ordinances of 1603, which stayed in force in Brazil until 1916.

Ordenações Afonsinas
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Ordenações Afonsinas. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ordenacoes-afonsinas
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The Epoch Institute. “Ordenações Afonsinas.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ordenacoes-afonsinas.
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