Sobre la apuesta por la escritura romance en los monasterios burgaleses: Oña vs. Las Huelgas

Abstract

The origins of Romance writing remain one of the most
discussed topics. A recent proposal by Francisco J. Hernández (2009)
argues that the new monastic orders, arrived in Castile from Languedoc
in the middle or late twelfth century, opted earlier and more decisively to
use vernacular code than the older Benedictine order. He bases this
hypothesis on the comparison between documents of two important
monasteries of Burgos, San Salvador de Oña (Benedictine) and Las Huelgas
(Cistercian); but he only studies the documentation published by Menéndez
Pidal. However, following a closer analysis of these documents and a much
larger number of sources reveals that it's necessary to refine Hernández's
conclusions and to take in account new factors on the subject, like the
rural or urban environment and its consequences.