From Castilian to Nahuatl, or from Nahuatl to Castilian? Reflections and Doubts about Legal Translation in the Writings of Judge Alonso de Zorita (1512–1585?)

This article examines the reflections on legal translation set out in two Relaciones written by the 16th century Spanish jurist Alonso de Zorita. These serve as excellent illustrations for the creative dimension motivating several of the proposals for the adaptation of Castilian law to native l...

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Main Author: José Luis Egío
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory 2016-01-01
Series:Rechtsgeschichte - Legal History
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Online Access:http://data.rg.mpg.de/rechtsgeschichte/rg24_122egio.pdf