A Brief History of Andorra

In the year 843, the emperor Charles the Bald, gave the Andorra Valley toSunifredo, Count of Urgell.

With time, the domain of the bishops of Urgell extended over Andorra and after the 12th century it became an episcopal lordship.

In the 13th century a period of conflict between the counts of Foix and the bishops of Urgell began. The fight was over who would rule Andorra. The battles ended with a series of agreement that were named Pariatges. The Pariatges are fundamental documents in the history of Andorra.

The first Pariatge document was signed in 1278 by the bishop of Urgell, Pere d´Urtx, and by the count of Foix and vice count of Castellbo, Roger Bernat III.

The second Pariatge was signe in the year 1288 by the same persons.

In 1993, the Andorran people approved their first constitution making their country a democratic and social state ruled by law and a parliamentary principality.