Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
Fuero de Repoblación
English translation:
(municipal) charter for repopulation
Mar 15, 2005 12:59
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Fuero de Repoblación
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Spanish to English
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History
Part of the history of San Sebastian (Spain). The whole sentence is the following: "Fue en la segunda mitad del siglo XII cuando el monarca Sancho el Sabio de Navarra otorgó a la Villa su Fuero de Repoblación, denominándola San Sebastián."
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | (municipal) charter for repopulation |
bigedsenior
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| 3 | law on repopulation |
adelinea
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| 2 | Fuero of repopulation |
dtaboada
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Proposed translations
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Spanish term (edited):
Fuero de Repoblaci�n
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(municipal) charter for repopulation
Fuero in this instance is a right or charter granted by the king.
With a view to reinforcing the borders, and making his old dream come true: to have a port through which he could trade the wool from Navarre and Aragón, and because such a port would need to be protected with a fortified town, around 1180 King Sancho IV of Navarre decided to apply to San Sebastián the same "Fuero" (municipal charter), which had so successfully been used to repopulate Jaca (1135) and Estella (1164).
FROM: http://www.cd.sc.ehu.es/DOCS/book.SS-G/v2/History.S.S.html
With a view to reinforcing the borders, and making his old dream come true: to have a port through which he could trade the wool from Navarre and Aragón, and because such a port would need to be protected with a fortified town, around 1180 King Sancho IV of Navarre decided to apply to San Sebastián the same "Fuero" (municipal charter), which had so successfully been used to repopulate Jaca (1135) and Estella (1164).
FROM: http://www.cd.sc.ehu.es/DOCS/book.SS-G/v2/History.S.S.html
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Comment: "I ended up using your suggestion. Although, I'm sure I could have also used Fuero with Municipal Charter as an explanation. Thanks"
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Spanish term (edited):
Fuero de Repoblaci�n
law on repopulation
I am not too sure but this could be a possibility
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Spanish term (edited):
Fuero de Repoblaci�n
Fuero of repopulation
"Fueros is a Spanish legal term and concept; there is a similar Portuguese term, Forals. The word comes from Latin forum, an open space used as market, tribunal and meeting place. Fuero has meant several things: a compilation of laws, especially a local one; a set of laws specific to an identified class or estate (for example fuero militar, comparable to a military code of justice or fuero eclesiástico..."
http://www.answers.com/topic/fueros
You can find it this way in the Wikipedia, but I can not tell you whether my guessing is any better than what you have been proposed already... good luck!
http://www.answers.com/topic/fueros
You can find it this way in the Wikipedia, but I can not tell you whether my guessing is any better than what you have been proposed already... good luck!
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