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He ordered the creation of three chronicles which presented the theory that the kingdom of Asturias was the rightful successor of the old Visigothic kingdom.

He was also a patron of the arts, like his grandfather before him.

He built the church of Santo Adriano de Tuñón.

According to a letter of disputed authenticity dated to 906, the Epistola Adefonsi Hispaniae regis, Alfonso arranged to purchase an " imperial crown " from the cathedral of Tours.