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Memo about the sovereignty that corresponds to the Spanish Nation in the Andorra Valley as an integral part of the Province of Catalonia

Date
1820
Archive
Maresme County Archive
Document type
Textual
Reference code
ACM70-343-T2-3862
Link to the online document
Description

This document, probably drawn up in the 19th or early 20th century, defends Spanish sovereignty over the Andorran territory, arguing for its historical integration within the province of Catalonia. The report is part of a context of redefinition of borders and sovereignty in Europe, where relations between micro-states such as Andorra and neighboring states (Spain and France) were the subject of legal and political debate. The document reflects a centralist and nationalist vision typical of Spanish political thought at the time, and constitutes a valuable source for analyzing territorial tensions and the construction of the nation-state. In terms of project criteria, it provides chronological (19th-20th centuries), typological (political memory), substantive (governmental), territorial (Catalan Pyrenees) and thematic (politics, governance and international relations) diversity.