The Fueros of Navarre (Spanish: Fuero General de Navarra, Basque: Nafarroako Foru Orokorra, meaning in English General Charter of Navarre) were the laws of the Kingdom of Navarre up to 1841, tracing its origins to the Early Middle Ages and issued from Basque consuetudinary law prevalent across the (western) Pyrenees. They were a sort of constitution which regulated the social order and defined the position of the king, the nobility, and the judicial procedures, which meant that the royal decisions needed to conform to the provisions set out by the charters.
The first such written document goes back to 1238. The next codifications are attested by modifications or amendments (amejoramientos) made by the Navarrese regent Don Juan Martínez de Medrano and his son Álvaro Díaz de Medrano, commissioned in 1330 by King Philip III of Navarre to make the Fueros.[1] The next modification or amendment was made in 1419.[2] After 1512, Navarre was divided into two, with Upper Navarre a part of the nascent Kingdom of Spain and Lower Navarre an independent kingdom (incorporated into France in 1620).
- ^ "Velaz de Medrano family heraldry genealogy Coat of arms Velaz de Medrano". Heraldrys Institute of Rome. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
- ^ See chapter 11 in "Historia Medieval del Reyno de Navarra". www.lebrelblanco.com. Retrieved 2022-07-09.