, ▁the ▁custom ▁of ▁male ▁prim ogen iture ▁surv ived ▁in ▁an ▁exception ally ▁vig orous ▁form ▁among ▁pe as ants ▁until ▁very ▁recent ▁times ▁( in ▁n ort he astern ▁Catal onia , ▁for ▁example , ▁pe as ants ▁rig or ously ▁respect ed ▁the ▁right ▁of ▁male ▁prim ogen iture ▁until ▁very ▁recent ▁times . ▁In ▁the ▁province ▁of ▁L le ida , ▁too , ▁even ▁as ▁late ▁as ▁the ▁mid - tw enti eth ▁century , ▁only ▁ 7 . 1 1 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁sons ▁who ▁became ▁single - he irs ▁were ▁not ▁the ▁first ▁son . ▁In ▁central ▁and ▁southern ▁Catal onia , ▁male ▁prim ogen iture ▁was ▁also ▁pre domin ant ). ▁However , ▁in ▁other ▁past ▁I ber ian ▁regions ▁which ▁were ▁subject ▁to ▁greater ▁Muslim ▁influence , ▁such ▁as ▁Val encia , ▁this ▁custom ▁only ▁surv ived ▁in ▁some ▁areas . ▁ ▁Wel sh ▁laws ▁of ▁inheritance ▁The ▁ancient ▁Wel sh ▁laws ▁of ▁inheritance ▁inform ▁us ▁about ▁the ▁evolution ▁of ▁inheritance ▁practices ▁in ▁Great ▁Britain . ▁The ▁V ened ot ian ▁Code ▁establish es ▁that ▁land ▁must ▁be ▁partition ed ▁between ▁all ▁sons ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁young est ▁has ▁a ▁prefer ential ▁claim ▁to ▁the ▁buildings : ▁ ▁" If ▁there ▁be ▁buildings , ▁the ▁young est ▁brother ▁but ▁one ▁is ▁to ▁divide ▁the ▁ty dd yn s , * ▁for ▁in ▁that ▁case ▁he ▁is ▁the ▁meter ; ▁and ▁the ▁young est ▁to ▁have ▁his ▁choice ▁of ▁the ▁ty dd yn s , ▁and