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#OnThisDay in #history in 1492, the first written grammar of a modern European language, the Gramática de la lengua castellana (or The Grammar of the Castilian Language) was presented by its author Antonio de Nebrija, to Queen Isabel I. When asked why such a text was important, the Bishop of Avila responded that the aims were imperialistic - a conquered people needed to be able to learn the language of their conquerors, and this book would help them to do just that.
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