The
Siete Partidas (, "Seven-Part Code") or simply
Partidas was a
Castilian statutory code first compiled during the reign of
Alfonso X of Castile (1252–1284), with the intent of establishing a uniform body of normative rules for the kingdom. The
codified and compiled text was originally called the
Libro de las Leyes (Old Spanish:
Livro de las legies) (Book of Laws). It was not until the 14th century that it was given its present name, referring to the number of sections into which it is divided.