The vast majority of Valencian documentation in the 13th century, as elsewhere, was written in the language of the elites: Latin. Even so, the use of Romance languages was gradually introduced into the writings, especially in the municipal administration, largely on the initiative of James I himself. This work transcribes 185 documents written to the kingdom of Valencia in Catalan between 1265 and 1399 and preserved in various archives, including the Archive of the Crown of Aragon in Barcelona and the National Historical Archive in Madrid. Most of them are dated in the city of Valencia, and those written in the towns of the north, from Castelló to Morella, are also noteworthy. This is, therefore, an edition of historiographical interest, which provides early materials for understanding the history of the language at the beginning of the repopulation of the new kingdom.... [Leer más...]