I've found a handwritten will
A handwritten will is valid if written and signed by the testator with the full date, and it must be formalised before a notary within five years.
When it is valid
Written entirely and signed by the testator, with year, month and day.
«Para que sea válido este testamento deberá estar escrito todo él y firmado por el testador, con expresión del año, mes y día en que se otorgue.»
What to do
Have it formalised before a notary within five years of the death.
«El testamento ológrafo deberá protocolizarse, presentándolo, en los cinco años siguientes al fallecimiento del testador, ante Notario.»
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