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Discovery of the aljamiado manuscripts

Almonacid de la Sierra, Valdejalón, Zaragoza

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Discovery of the aljamiado manuscripts

Historical milestone · Almonacid de la Sierra, Valdejalón, Zaragoza

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In the summer of 1884 some workmen repairing an old house in Almonacid found a hidden store of Arabic and Aljamiado manuscripts. It is one of the most important finds of this kind on the peninsula and is preserved today in Madrid.

1884

Photo: Fran Ara (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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