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Guide to '''Andorra ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records. <br> | Guide to '''Andorra ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records. <br> | ||
Comprising only 181 square miles, Andorra sits in the heart of the Pyrenees between France and Spain. | Comprising only 181 square miles, Andorra sits in the heart of the Pyrenees between France and Spain. By the time the Moors conquered Spain, Andorra was Christian. Andorrans welcomed Charlemagne’s incursions against the Moors in the 8th century and who allegedly granted them independence. The Count of Foix (France) and the Bishop of Urgel (Spain) contested Andorran territory in the 13th century. In 1278 a peace treaty made them joint rulers. Andorra has a parliament established in 1419 though it is nominally a joint principality under France and Spain. Andorra has 65,877 inhabitants, ethnically Catalan and, by religion, Roman Catholic. The official language is Catalan, but French and Spanish are widely spoken.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Andorra,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1990-1999.</ref> | ||
{{Andorra-sidebar}} <div style="float: right; width: 75%"> | {{Andorra-sidebar}} <div style="float: right; width: 75%"> | ||
== Getting started with Andorra research == | == Getting started with Andorra research == | ||
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*(helpful tools and resources, gazetteers) | *(helpful tools and resources, gazetteers) | ||
*(language dictionary, handwriting guide or tutorial, etc.) | *(language dictionary, handwriting guide or tutorial, etc.) | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Andorra]] [[Category:Countries_in_Europe]] | [[Category:Andorra]] [[Category:Countries_in_Europe]] | ||