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The Querimonia, in Occitan Querimònia, is a legal document written in Latin that details the political and administrative autonomy granted to the Aran Valley by James II of Aragon in 1313.
The valley maintained a special status until 1834 when the queen regent María Cristina forced the integration of the valley with the province of Lleida.
In 1990, the Aranese once again achieved a measure of autonomy when Catalonia devolved power to the local government, giving them control over education, sanitation, culture, environment, agriculture and tourism.
The Querimonia confirmed and ceded the following rights to the Aranese:
-Free and explicit common ownership by the Aranese of their mountains without tribute or subsidy; with the freedom of pasture for all meadows and fields.
-Free use of the forests.
-Free use of water, for irrigation as well as mills.
-The freedom to fish and hunt.
-Exemption from all royal servitude, burden, and imposition.
-Recognition of the traditional Aranese Convinença and the Torneria.
In return, the Aranese agreed to pay a tribute once per year to the king called the Galin Reiau, consisting of a quantity of wheat per resident of the valley.
More information: Conselh Generau d'Aran (Aranese version)
Se cantes perqué cantes
cantes pas per jo
cantes per ma hilha
que non ei près de jo.
cantes pas per jo
cantes per ma hilha
que non ei près de jo.
If you sing,
do not sing for me
sing for my daughter,
which is far from me.
do not sing for me
sing for my daughter,
which is far from me.
Montanhes Araneses, National Anthem of Aran
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