Afonso feared that something similar could happen with his two sisters, Teresa and Sancha, and their eventual heirs, creating a problem of sovereignty that could come to divide the country.
Afonso temía que algo parecido puidese suceder cos seus outras dúas irmás, Tareixa e Sancha, e cos eventuais herdeiros destas, creando un problema de soberanía que podía chegar a dividir o país.