Los cuerpos de Derecho de las Encartaciones de Bizkaia

Abstract

The present work deals with the specific evolution of the law in the Encartaciones, an area in the west of Biscay. We include the various editions that were copied in modern times, these being the only ones that have come down to us. When analyzing the development of the law, Juan Nuñez de Lara’s Book (Cuaderno), written in 1342, is the starting point, followed by Gonzalo Moro’s Penal Ordinances of 1342. They will be reviewed and compared with the ordinances the latter dictated for Biscay and Guipuscoa. Finally, we will examine the Code of 1503. The Encartaciones Code was finally substituted by the Biscay Code in the 16th century.