Nebrija's Castilian Grammar Published

1492

Antonio de Nebrija presented the first grammar of a European vernacular language to Queen Isabella. When she asked what it was for, he reportedly answered: language has always been the companion of empire. The Castilian grammar appeared the same year Spain took Granada, expelled its Jews, and reached America. The grammar appeared the same year Spain took Granada, expelled its Jews, and reached America, and Nebrija called language the companion of empire.