The Biblia Alfonsina was commissioned by (Alfonso el Sabio) and published around 1280 . It was part of a monumental cultural project known as the General estoria (General History), which aimed to document the history of the world from creation to the King's own era. Key Features
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Alfonso X was a king obsessed with knowledge. His court in Toledo—a former center of Muslim, Jewish, and Christian intellectual exchange—became the "School of Translators." Unlike previous biblical translations that were fragmentary or intended solely for clergy, Alfonso envisioned a Bible in the vernacular language of Castile (Spanish) so that nobles, scholars, and even laypeople could access the Word of God directly. The Biblia Alfonsina was commissioned by (Alfonso el