Gil Vicente entered History as one of the most important Portuguese playwrights, known for placing Portugal before a mirror through his autos, making characters from different social classes parade, from clergy and nobles to merchants, peasants and powerful figures.
However, the article raises the hypothesis that Gil Vicente may have left another mark on history, much more silent and material, made not of words but of gold, suggesting he could have also exercised the activity of goldsmith.
The historiographic tradition identifies Gil Vicente as author of an extraordinary work, although the article seems to be incomplete and does not fully reveal what that work or object would be.
The text thus suggests a duality little explored in the playwright's biography: that of the literary creator everyone knows and the possibility of a goldsmith craftsman in the service of the Royal Crown.
