Fuero Juzgo

The Fuero Juzgo was a codex of Spanish law enacted in Castile in 1241 by King Fernando III, essentially a translation into the vernacular of the Liber Iudiciorum, the legal code the Visigoths had drawn up in 654. As Castile reconquered Muslim-held territory during the Reconquista, the Fuero Juzgo was applied across a range of kingdoms on the Iberian Peninsula, and its standing rose further in 1348 when the Ordenamiento de Alcala placed it above the Siete Partidas in legal authority. It remained legally in force in Spain until the country adopted a modern civil code in the late 19th century, and it still carries limited legal relevance today for certain civil matters in the Basque Country, Navarre and Aragon. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/