When the Kingdom of Portugal revolted on December 1, 1640, the linguistic situation was characterized by bilingualism or diglossia, with Castilian being the language most used for publications during the dual monarchy (1580-1640). If, from 1640 onward, the publications legitimizing D. João IV’s claim to the throne were written in Castilian (or Latin), wartime propaganda during the Portuguese Restoration War (1640-1668) was published mostly in Portuguese. However, some documents were written in Castilian, which raises several questions: Who were they addressed to? What events did they refer to? During which phase(s) of the Restoration War were they produced? Where were they published? In order to provide some answers, the relevance of Castilian within the context of Portuguese wartime propaganda during that period can be highlighted.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.62229/mjs4/4