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Mirandese has a distinct grammatical corpus (independent phonetics, phonology, morphology and syntax) and dates from the formation of Portugal ( 12th century). It has its roots in the spoken Latin of the north of the Iberian Peninsula (Portuguese developed in the northwest). It offers a well-preserved dialect of the ancient Leonese language of northern Iberia, related to the Asturian language, which many consider in its turn as a dialect of SpanishThis article is about the international language known as Spanish. For other languages spoken in Spain see Languages of Spain Spanish is an Iberian Romance language, and the third or fourth most spoken language in the world. It is spoken as a first langua.

However, these amalgamations in the Spanish territory did not affect Mirandese, which preserves distinct languistic differences in relation to both PortuguesePortuguese portugues is a Romance language predominantly spoken in Portugal, Brazil, Angola, Mozambique, Cape Verde, and East Timor. With more than 200 million native speakers, Portuguese is one of the few languages spoken in such widely-distributed parts and Spanish. Mirandese forms the last remnant of the ancient language of the Kingdom of LeónThe city of Leon was founded by the Roman Seventh Legion (for unknown reasons always written as Legio Septima Gemina or 'twin seventh legion'). It was the headquarters of that legion in the late empire and was a center for trade in gold which was mined at.

In the 19th centuryAlternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical ( 18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801- 1900. Events The Little Ice Age ended, José Leite de Vasconcelos , described it as "the language of the farms, of work, home, and love between the Mirandese".

Today Mirandese retains fewer than 5,000 speakers in the villages of the Municipality of Miranda do DouroMiranda do Douro is a town in Braganca, in the NE Portugal. The adjacent area is home to the speakers of Mirandes ( Mirandese), a dialect of Leonese language, that was recognized in 1999 by the Portuguese state as co-official with Portuguese language for and in some eastern villages (i.e. Vilar Seco & Angueira; case of Cacarelhos, considered recently extinct) of the Municipality of Vimioso , and some linguisitic influence can be observed at other villages of the municipality of Vimioso and the municipalities of Mogadouro , Macedo de Cavaleiros and BragançaThere are places that have the name Braganca In Portugal Braganca,a city and a district in Portugal. In Brazil Braganca, Para Braganca Paulista, Sao Paulo.. Three variants of the Mirandese language exist: "Border Mirandese", "Central Mirandese" and "Sendinês Mirandese". Most speakers of Mirandese also speak Portuguese; some of these speak Spanish as well.