Solon Solonino

Abstract

In the 16^th century, thanks to Classicism and a taste for ancient quotes, a new term started being used in Spanish, which was formed from the name of the Athenian legislator Solo. This term was Solonino. It went unnoticed for a very long time after first being employed, only to be later considered a fake. Afterwards, it appeared in the writings of some authors, sometimes explicitly censured, whilst in some others’ it was put forward as an alternative option; yet, on other occasions, it was simply applied to the name, as originally invented. This article firstly presents some examples of these uses taken from works written between the 16^th and 20^th centuries and, secondly, focuses on who invented the term, the reasons behind this invention, and on what they based their ideas.