Why does Andorra Exist? (Short Animated Documentary)

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  • @georgeamesfort3408
    @georgeamesfort3408 3 роки тому +3950

    Andorra's existence came down with a severe case of being questioned by History Matters

    • @alexanderballa6152
      @alexanderballa6152 3 роки тому +5

      Yes

    • @Britishdarnlib
      @Britishdarnlib 3 роки тому +6

      F

    • @georgeamesfort3408
      @georgeamesfort3408 3 роки тому +19

      Well at least it didn't come down with a case of the *deads*

    • @ecurewitz
      @ecurewitz 3 роки тому +16

      and being bakrolled by James Bissonette

    • @JB-yb4wn
      @JB-yb4wn 3 роки тому +11

      @@ecurewitz
      You speak of the chosen one! Let us bow our heads in reverence to the Great Bissonette. 😔

  • @Dymodeus1
    @Dymodeus1 3 роки тому +2600

    I love all these cases of "we didn't take part in peace negotiations, so technically we're still at war"

    • @MesaperProductions
      @MesaperProductions 3 роки тому +241

      Andorra is coming for you, Germany!

    • @para_magnus2200
      @para_magnus2200 3 роки тому +216

      @@MesaperProductions imagine if Germany remembers they’re at war with Andorra and they just go and annex it

    • @MesaperProductions
      @MesaperProductions 3 роки тому +30

      @@para_magnus2200 RUDE!

    • @beeble2003
      @beeble2003 3 роки тому +64

      It's not "We didn't take part in peace negotiations." It's "We declared war on you but then never signed a peace treaty afterwards."

    • @beeble2003
      @beeble2003 3 роки тому +48

      @malta "Fun fact Russia and Japan are still at war" Actual fact: no they're not. The state of war between the Soviet Union and Japan was ended by the Soviet-Japanese Joint Declaration, 1956.

  • @aldotorres1983
    @aldotorres1983 3 роки тому +3329

    Why does Andorra exist?
    "You see, when a Spain and a France love each other..."

    • @timmccarthy872
      @timmccarthy872 3 роки тому +403

      "Spain and France still love you very much, Andorra, so we're going to... co-prince you. As a team. Plus you'll get two birthdays and two Christmases!"

    • @Ironbanner12
      @Ironbanner12 3 роки тому +87

      Countryhumans be like

    • @sibericusthefrosty9950
      @sibericusthefrosty9950 3 роки тому +50

      *Hetalia flashbacks*

    • @arandomyoutubeaccount3166
      @arandomyoutubeaccount3166 3 роки тому +10

      @@Ironbanner12
      Good one!

    • @thesacredlobo
      @thesacredlobo 3 роки тому +11

      I'm pretty sure it was hate $%$#%$% in this case.

  • @jonathanwebster7091
    @jonathanwebster7091 3 роки тому +1221

    Fun fact: no French Co-Prince of France visited Andorra until Charles de Gaulle. Since then each successive Co-Prince has made a point of visiting Andorra at least once.

    • @whitezombie10
      @whitezombie10 3 роки тому +91

      Another good action made by de Gaulle

    • @josecipriano3048
      @josecipriano3048 2 роки тому +61

      When politicians visit Andorra, usually the trunk of their cars is full of cash. Maybe that's the reason.

    • @athishnirup1815
      @athishnirup1815 2 роки тому +43

      Napoléon was nice enough to visit them

    • @andreluizbutzkedallacorte5242
      @andreluizbutzkedallacorte5242 2 роки тому +18

      Fun fact: I work at the place where these people stay when they come to Andorra, looking forward to seeing Macron

    • @CausticSpace
      @CausticSpace 2 роки тому

      @@andreluizbutzkedallacorte5242 so you can kill him 😀

  • @jonathanwebster7091
    @jonathanwebster7091 3 роки тому +544

    Also fun fact: Andorra has an army of 12 men who are only ever used for ceremonial purposes.

    • @aramisortsbottcher8201
      @aramisortsbottcher8201 2 роки тому +75

      What ab honour it must be, to be one of the choosen dozen.
      Wonder what ranks they have.

    • @Yusef_AlHakam
      @Yusef_AlHakam 2 роки тому +4

      B R U H

    • @MoHossam94
      @MoHossam94 2 роки тому +76

      Better not to anger them..
      Your wouldn't bear the wrath of the 12 Angry Men!

    • @cyrilwiddershoven6437
      @cyrilwiddershoven6437 2 роки тому +42

      I just imagine them being like some super soldiers oberliterating normal infantry

    • @yuridecheveigne6296
      @yuridecheveigne6296 Рік тому +36

      there's actually a song that goes
      "they spent four dollars and ninety cents,
      On armaments and self-defence,
      have you ever seen such confidence?
      Andorra hip-hurrah "

  • @Misunderestimated924
    @Misunderestimated924 3 роки тому +5384

    Because there aren’t enough countries that have Romania-like color schemes on their flags.

  • @LightningFastStudios
    @LightningFastStudios 3 роки тому +2023

    Anyone: *threatens Andorra*
    France: "Don't talk to me or my son ever again."

    • @spanishboysmodels2876
      @spanishboysmodels2876 3 роки тому +48

      Same goes with Liechtenstein

    • @precision2190
      @precision2190 3 роки тому +64

      @@spanishboysmodels2876 that’s more with Switzerland tho

    • @aster5929
      @aster5929 3 роки тому +40

      Anyone: threatens Austria
      Germany: "Third Reich"round 2🤙

    • @seangardner8965
      @seangardner8965 3 роки тому +5

      *Rule Brittania starts playing*

    • @Cybernaut551
      @Cybernaut551 3 роки тому +6

      @@aster5929 America: Aw, {redacted} here we go again.

  • @drank.99
    @drank.99 3 роки тому +5281

    Andorra: We're a proud nation that has survived adversity from the neighbouring superpowers.
    HistoryMatters: *why do you breathe?*

    • @sam08g16
      @sam08g16 3 роки тому +104

      And why are you gae?

    • @yuvrajsingh743
      @yuvrajsingh743 3 роки тому +82

      @@sam08g16 who says Andorra is gae

    • @mta4144
      @mta4144 3 роки тому +78

      @@yuvrajsingh743 Andorra is gaë

    • @Danirio96
      @Danirio96 3 роки тому +152

      Andorra, as most microstates, exists so people can do what the cannot do in the neighbouring states, in most cases: avoid taxes

    • @HeadCannon19
      @HeadCannon19 3 роки тому +73

      Microstate: *exists*
      History Matters: But why though?

  • @JC7Musica
    @JC7Musica 3 роки тому +3191

    Andorra: exists
    History Matters: yes, but why tho?

  • @thekatplayz
    @thekatplayz 3 роки тому +1488

    This video has more views than people living in Andorra.

    • @Jotari
      @Jotari 3 роки тому +19

      Truth.

    • @liamvella5686
      @liamvella5686 3 роки тому +34

      by over 5 times

    • @js_munchies
      @js_munchies 3 роки тому +30

      Yes. No matter when you're reading this.

    • @ericturcotte3131
      @ericturcotte3131 3 роки тому +2

      And almost as many likes!

    • @swedenball8589
      @swedenball8589 3 роки тому +2

      Does anybody live in Andorra except the 77,000 ppl? lol

  • @wannabedal-adx458
    @wannabedal-adx458 3 роки тому +1896

    Monaco: History Matters is coming for you!!!

    • @Torus2112
      @Torus2112 3 роки тому +37

      He better, Monaco's my favourite one.

    • @MarkWTK
      @MarkWTK 3 роки тому +38

      and maybe Singapore, Lesotho, French Guiana, Dutch Caribbean ...

    • @johnladuke6475
      @johnladuke6475 3 роки тому +23

      Aruba, Jamaica, (ooh I wanna take ya to) Key Largo, Montego Bay...

    • @solwen
      @solwen 3 роки тому +18

      @@MarkWTK French Guyane is part of France, it's not the same.

    • @MarkWTK
      @MarkWTK 3 роки тому +18

      @@solwen yes, I know. But I think it's good for people to know how did it came to be and why didn't they ask for independence?

  • @SmoothOperator739
    @SmoothOperator739 3 роки тому +791

    “There was some squabbling...”
    *Your mother*

    • @MrSiwyMC
      @MrSiwyMC 3 роки тому +10

      Came here for this 😂

    • @pancholopez8829
      @pancholopez8829 3 роки тому +12

      Oh my...😦
      Guess where I got that reference from?

  • @leonardoavigliano8203
    @leonardoavigliano8203 3 роки тому +2667

    Andorra is where James Bisonete hides his fortune

    • @davidgil6485
      @davidgil6485 3 роки тому +151

      It really could be, there are a lot of jokes now about in Spain about youtubers moving to Andorra to avoid taxes

    • @MesaperProductions
      @MesaperProductions 3 роки тому +35

      THE SECRET IS FINALLY OUT!

    • @davidcervantes9336
      @davidcervantes9336 3 роки тому +42

      Well, yes. But actually no. Andorra has recently been declared a cooperative nation, which takes it out of the list of tax heavens.

    • @GarkKahn
      @GarkKahn 3 роки тому +5

      I'm sure that's true

    • @leonardoavigliano8203
      @leonardoavigliano8203 3 роки тому +3

      @@GarkKahn AGUANTE LA ACADEMIAAAA

  • @Kevin-mx1vi
    @Kevin-mx1vi 3 роки тому +836

    During a walking holiday in the Pyrenees, a friend of mine and his wife accidentally wandered into Andorra and spent the afternoon getting drunk in a bar. Then they wandered out again. No-one asked to see their passports or even asked how they came to be there. No-one cared. 😀

    • @missionsabotage
      @missionsabotage 3 роки тому +235

      EU citizens can cross freely. However there are often controls for alcohol and cigarettes when you leave.

    • @niaraa8378
      @niaraa8378 3 роки тому +53

      they are use to that coze taxe on alcool are very low in andorra. nice choice of a place to get drank bro :D

    • @eumim8020
      @eumim8020 2 роки тому +10

      They do have heavy restrictions on weed tho

    • @arthursimsa9005
      @arthursimsa9005 2 роки тому

      No one careS, for sure

    • @YourGayOverlord
      @YourGayOverlord 2 роки тому +21

      Ah, Schengen

  • @semipenguin
    @semipenguin 3 роки тому +1757

    European road trip.
    “Welcome to Andorra.”
    Two minutes later...
    “Thanks for visiting. Please come again.”

    • @randez_9168
      @randez_9168 3 роки тому +111

      Don´t forget to stop for cheap fuel

    • @sycani
      @sycani 3 роки тому +69

      @@randez_9168 and guns and candy and tires and everything else we sell

    • @andrewgrange8327
      @andrewgrange8327 3 роки тому +22

      @@sycani isn’t that a complete list for Andorra?

    • @ausore9832
      @ausore9832 3 роки тому +10

      @@andrewgrange8327 what else would you ever want

    • @analoguegeek
      @analoguegeek 3 роки тому +31

      lol you grossly oversimplify how indirect the roads in andorra are.
      Took me hours to get through that country just because of the twisty mountain roads and the traffic and the snow.

  • @apotato89
    @apotato89 3 роки тому +893

    I've always wanted to know why this place existed but could never be bothered to Google it

    • @rumkeg919
      @rumkeg919 3 роки тому +48

      It's Andorra for you: everyone questions it, none bothers with it.

    • @jonathanccast
      @jonathanccast 3 роки тому +13

      Trust me, this is a much briefer & more focused summary than the Wikipedia "History of Andorra" page Google *would* show you

    • @Aquamayne100
      @Aquamayne100 3 роки тому

      same

    • @lucianobattistoniromero4618
      @lucianobattistoniromero4618 3 роки тому +3

      This is this channel in a nutshell

    • @scintillam_dei
      @scintillam_dei 3 роки тому +3

      @@jonathanccast There's a simplified version of Wiki which is still longer than this clip.

  • @cosminbahrim3489
    @cosminbahrim3489 3 роки тому +951

    He didn't mention Kelly Moneymaker as a patreon. Truly the end of an era

    • @Dystopia1111
      @Dystopia1111 3 роки тому +157

      The Pastry Section as well. Strange times indeed...

    • @kuenythiluang25
      @kuenythiluang25 3 роки тому +49

      I can only see this getting worse…

    • @sheldon-cooper
      @sheldon-cooper 3 роки тому +142

      At least we still have James Bisonete ( How tf do you spell it)

    • @Word187
      @Word187 3 роки тому +136

      ​@@sheldon-cooper Imagine James Bisonette stops being a patreon... That would be so f-ing weird

    • @teobiquir1815
      @teobiquir1815 3 роки тому +74

      When the comments section turns into a discussion about the patreons

  • @coryburris8211
    @coryburris8211 3 роки тому +876

    “As you know, the French monarchy would go through some difficult times.” Immediately changes to show Louis XVI’s head in a 🧺...

    • @brookeking8559
      @brookeking8559 3 роки тому +34

      And the bottom of the basket turns red.

    • @zjzr08
      @zjzr08 3 роки тому +29

      @@brookeking8559 Probably the bloodiest I have seen in a History Matters video hehe.

    • @scintillam_dei
      @scintillam_dei 3 роки тому

      My series on the politically-incorrect history of atheism says why the French Revolution really happened.

    • @VelvetCondoms
      @VelvetCondoms 3 роки тому +1

      @@zjzr08 and funniest!

    • @inspectorjavert8443
      @inspectorjavert8443 3 роки тому +2

      Ah should we honor our treaty King Louis head?
      Ah do whatever you want I’m super dead!

  • @larido.
    @larido. 3 роки тому +82

    You missed the best part, in 1934 a minor russian noble called Borís Skósyrev was proclaimed king of Andorra by the parlament, 20 days later the spanish Guardia Civil entered Andorra an put him into prisson by order of the bishop of Urgel.

  • @Admiral45-10
    @Admiral45-10 3 роки тому +223

    So Andorra survived on being so insignificant to Spain and France, that it avoided being invaded by any of them.

    • @troodon1096
      @troodon1096 3 роки тому +33

      Best way to avoid being invaded; be too insignificant to be worth the trouble.

    • @benthomason3307
      @benthomason3307 2 роки тому +11

      Arabia avoided being eaten by the Ottomans the same way. For a time.

    • @R4INTUcanaldeCODiotrosjuegos
      @R4INTUcanaldeCODiotrosjuegos 2 роки тому +7

      They literally at one point tried to appear 3 times poorer than they were to look unworthy of being invaded and ended up getting some peace and help lol. Indeed one of the main values there is to live very frugally since in essence they aren't Monaco, but a country in a Valley.

    • @sirreepicheeprules7443
      @sirreepicheeprules7443 Рік тому +3

      ​@@benthomason3307 Arabia sits on very valuable trade routes are holds the city of Mecca, quite literally the most important place in Islam. I would think Arabia would be a very enticing target for powerful muslim rulers to conquer as it would greatly boost their position among the Islamic world. The reason the Turks didn't take it over was because they had other lands around them that were easier to take over and enemies to fight like Austria, Russia, Spain and Persia; another reason is the Arabs don't particularly like being ruled by non-Arabs and especially not the Turks whose Sultan had taken the title of Caliph which the Arabs felt should belong to them.

  • @Edit-nk6nb
    @Edit-nk6nb 3 роки тому +669

    "I promise I won't get political"
    *Five drinks later*
    "WHY DOES ANDORRA EXIST?!"

  • @arienkano6002
    @arienkano6002 3 роки тому +683

    Imagine someone on internet questioning your existance as a state

    • @patchworkfellow
      @patchworkfellow 3 роки тому +42

      *Andorra:* Confused screaming*

    • @arienkano6002
      @arienkano6002 3 роки тому +6

      @@patchworkfellow Screaming intensifies even more when that imagine becames an actual fact since he questioned it

    • @josearauz48
      @josearauz48 3 роки тому +6

      Imagine someone having to explain it

    • @x_croner
      @x_croner 3 роки тому +1

      at lease there are an answer, i still question my existence as a thing

    • @arienkano6002
      @arienkano6002 3 роки тому

      @@x_croner oh

  • @trollyh4ck3r59
    @trollyh4ck3r59 3 роки тому +532

    As an Andorran I ask myself this question everyday.

    • @FishTankk6578
      @FishTankk6578 3 роки тому +4

      Deadass?

    • @tomtomtrent
      @tomtomtrent 3 роки тому +15

      Stop lying, Andorran people don’t exist, silly

    • @trollyh4ck3r59
      @trollyh4ck3r59 3 роки тому +28

      @@AlmondBscotch French

    • @trollyh4ck3r59
      @trollyh4ck3r59 3 роки тому +22

      @@tomtomtrent I originate from France. In fact my grandfather fought in ww2

    • @alanz4819
      @alanz4819 3 роки тому +19

      What are the advantages and downsides of being in such a small country?

  • @DudeWatIsThis
    @DudeWatIsThis 3 роки тому +268

    "Why does Andorra exist?"
    "So that The Blondius can go there to evade taxes."

  • @bernietea
    @bernietea 3 роки тому +173

    A "Who is James Bissonnette" video would be great as an April Fool's prank.

  • @idek6585
    @idek6585 3 роки тому +341

    The Vatican: Finally a worthy opponent, our battle will be legendary.

    • @TheRedstoneNarcissist
      @TheRedstoneNarcissist 3 роки тому +3

      Lol

    • @jeremiahjerrykeepat1866
      @jeremiahjerrykeepat1866 3 роки тому +6

      How about Monaco?

    • @idek6585
      @idek6585 3 роки тому +17

      @@jeremiahjerrykeepat1866 That's what I thought as well as San Marino, but it would have ruined the joke.

    • @gandalfthegrey7135
      @gandalfthegrey7135 3 роки тому +3

      @@eemil.894 A pope isn't a good reason for an own country.

    • @Iason29
      @Iason29 3 роки тому +8

      The Vatican is simply the Papal states that always existed. It's just that Garibaldi when he secured Italy's independence he wanted to make Rome the nation's capital which at the time was the only territory left of the papal states. At one time they used to cover the whole of central italy

  • @MrBKainX
    @MrBKainX 3 роки тому +236

    Minor Country: *exists*
    History Matters: ....why?

    • @gabrieldossantos1116
      @gabrieldossantos1116 3 роки тому +14

      I mean, it's a valid question. Who would imagine that such a small county wouldn't get conquered when it's surrounded by two major countries?

    • @awesomemantm2000
      @awesomemantm2000 3 роки тому +3

      @@gabrieldossantos1116 Because they're just that damn good

    • @gabrieldossantos1116
      @gabrieldossantos1116 3 роки тому +2

      @@awesomemantm2000 And because both of them had a civil for each month lmao France and Spain back then weren't really stable

  • @mr.caretaker6086
    @mr.caretaker6086 3 роки тому +279

    History Matters: "Why does Andorra exist?"
    Andorra: "I don't need to prove myself to you!!!"

  • @raushaanseychell6198
    @raushaanseychell6198 3 роки тому +74

    We always ask “who is James Bizzonet” but we never ask “how is James Bizzonet”

  • @welovepopculture5821
    @welovepopculture5821 2 роки тому +27

    Cool video. I grew up in Catalonia and never got such a good summary of Andorra's history (I always kinda wondered why they existed... LOL)

    • @ruthxk7844
      @ruthxk7844 Рік тому

      Me too 😂 I thought they let it exist so they could hide all their illegal money there but apparently there are "historical reasons" too 😂😂😂

  • @adrielsebastian5216
    @adrielsebastian5216 3 роки тому +55

    The "Help, yo" sign gave me quite a chuckle

  • @armakatsu
    @armakatsu 3 роки тому +23

    This is the earliest I've been able to watch a History Matters video

  • @tykjpelk
    @tykjpelk 3 роки тому +62

    The co-principality of Andorra is one of my favorite pieces of trivia to bring up in political conversations. "The old nobility is still in power, it's just hidden. Did you know that Macron is the prince of Andorra?"

    • @Finkiu
      @Finkiu 2 роки тому +9

      Only six months per year. The other six is Urgell Bishop.

    • @1000eau
      @1000eau 2 роки тому +13

      @@Finkiu No, they're both co-princes at the same time

    • @1000eau
      @1000eau 2 роки тому +20

      @@Finkiu I think you're confusing with the shared franco-spanish condominium over Pheasant island where sovereignty over the Island is exchanged every six months

  • @anthonykeel1058
    @anthonykeel1058 3 роки тому +16

    Thanks for another great video! Went to Andorra back in 2002, was a great place and remember there being allot of crosses on the mountains there and this video explains why.

  • @sviatoslavs.1305
    @sviatoslavs.1305 3 роки тому +21

    2:45
    De Gaulle: "We did it!"
    Monty: *[simply annoyed]*

  • @michellesheppard9253
    @michellesheppard9253 3 роки тому +118

    Now History Matters should have a playlist of "Why do these micro states exists?"

    • @xernobell7845
      @xernobell7845 3 роки тому +6

      Like Belgium and Belarus ?

    • @muhammadalfatih2640
      @muhammadalfatih2640 3 роки тому +6

      @@xernobell7845 don't forget Russia, China and India they're microstates too

    • @greywolf7577
      @greywolf7577 3 роки тому +8

      @@muhammadalfatih2640 They are microstates if you look at the Solar System as a whole.

    • @swedenball8589
      @swedenball8589 3 роки тому

      IT he does

  • @PrettyAnimated
    @PrettyAnimated 3 роки тому +38

    Hitler: I fear no man but that thing
    *Andorra existing*
    Hitler: It scares me

    • @Freedmoon44
      @Freedmoon44 3 роки тому +1

      To be fair he got into vichy because paranoïa about allies landing there, why would they want to invade the tiny piece with no coastline nor military next to it?

    • @SirAntoniousBlock
      @SirAntoniousBlock 3 роки тому

      Also Hitler: Either Andorra goes or I do!

  • @patchworkfellow
    @patchworkfellow 3 роки тому +107

    *Anyone:* *Plans to steal a Church-owned state/country*
    *Church:* _So have you ever heard of hELL?_

  • @kingmuddy5898
    @kingmuddy5898 3 роки тому +137

    So is Germany still "technically" at war with Andorra or did I miss something.....

    • @madmoblin
      @madmoblin 3 роки тому +60

      No, they signed a peace treaty in 1958

    • @ATemplarIGuess
      @ATemplarIGuess 3 роки тому +8

      @@madmoblin west or east?

    • @madmoblin
      @madmoblin 3 роки тому +11

      @@ATemplarIGuess West Germany

    • @ATemplarIGuess
      @ATemplarIGuess 3 роки тому +15

      @@madmoblin ah so technically not both until the 80s/90s?

    • @p00bix
      @p00bix 3 роки тому +44

      ​@@ATemplarIGuess The 'German Reich' was formally abolished in 1945, and neither West Germany nor East Germany ever claimed to be legal successors to it. A hoax published in a 1958 American newspaper article (which editors didn't realize had been made up by the author) claimed that West Germany signed a peace treaty with Andorra. Because the newspaper in question was considered highly reputable, journalists working for other papers picked up the story, most notably The New York Times--the most popular newspaper in America. Since the NYT's article, the myth has persisted.

  • @natecutler2012
    @natecutler2012 2 роки тому +2

    1:55 I thought the blood spilling out of the basket was a nice touch.

  • @TheGreatCooLite
    @TheGreatCooLite 3 роки тому +48

    Its literally unimaginable to me that someone can be from this place

    • @ちにたてとな
      @ちにたてとな 3 роки тому +38

      it's mostly filled with with spanish athletes and celebrities dodging taxes. In fact, las week spain's biggest youtuber (El Rubius) announced he was moving there and there's been a lot of talk about it on tv

    • @pachekusdimitrescus1
      @pachekusdimitrescus1 3 роки тому +18

      @@ちにたてとな "dodging taxes" no, that's not the appropiate statement to describe that situation. It rather would be that they just want to pay less taxes and just like that. Avoid taxes is when you live in a country in which you don't pay partially or to be straight you pay nothing

    • @seethrough_treeshrew
      @seethrough_treeshrew 3 роки тому +28

      @@pachekusdimitrescus1 I doubt those celebrity residents live full time in Andorra and the like, so yeah, they are dodging taxes

    • @maxpuente6291
      @maxpuente6291 3 роки тому +4

      I'm 1/8th Andorran!😂

    • @kousvetkousvet4158
      @kousvetkousvet4158 3 роки тому +1

      @@seethrough_treeshrew they actually live full time in Andorra, like if they went out of their houses.

  • @acd5300
    @acd5300 3 роки тому +149

    Last time I was this early Spain and France still ruled Andorra.

    • @shaunmattice6413
      @shaunmattice6413 3 роки тому +2

      The last time I was this late; Spain was in a civil war.

    • @novedad4468
      @novedad4468 3 роки тому +13

      They still do

    • @cerebrummaximus3762
      @cerebrummaximus3762 3 роки тому +1

      @@novedad4468 Ikr!

    • @cerebrummaximus3762
      @cerebrummaximus3762 3 роки тому +1

      Wait it's a Joke, right? You're so late, that it's Today?

    • @TheWoollyFrog
      @TheWoollyFrog 3 роки тому +1

      The president of France is still considered a co-prince of Andorra.

  • @TreeBarkSide
    @TreeBarkSide 3 роки тому +117

    When in doubt: James Bizzonete

    • @jamesbissonette8002
      @jamesbissonette8002 3 роки тому +34

      Seems silly to me.

    • @TreeBarkSide
      @TreeBarkSide 3 роки тому +19

      @@jamesbissonette8002 THE MASTER HAS REPLIED!!! ALL HAIL LORD BIZ!

    • @teobiquir1815
      @teobiquir1815 3 роки тому

      Impossible

    • @teobiquir1815
      @teobiquir1815 3 роки тому +6

      All hail King James I of Bissonette, ruler of History Matters' Patreon

    • @dw620
      @dw620 3 роки тому +3

      @@jamesbissonette8002 Sounds like the bissness to me. : )

  • @valdemarsquelch
    @valdemarsquelch 3 роки тому +3

    Love these videos - well done for giving us such pithy, witty insights into complex historical issues.

  • @poke-champ4256
    @poke-champ4256 3 роки тому +14

    Waiting for that guy commenting "as an andorran,I ask myself this question everday"

    • @harmony5510
      @harmony5510 3 роки тому +3

      as an andorran,I ask myself this question everday

    • @sho3003
      @sho3003 3 роки тому

      @Randy Rhombus except maybe Rubius

    • @starleaf-luna
      @starleaf-luna 2 роки тому

      as a pole (not a polish person, just a street pole) i ask myself this question everywhere

  • @tomtomtrent
    @tomtomtrent 3 роки тому +24

    1:55 Had to do a double take seeing the king’s head bleed

  • @maud3444
    @maud3444 3 роки тому +42

    I was already wondering when it was Andorra's turn to be questioned... poor Liechtenstein is sweating already

    • @ReaperCH90
      @ReaperCH90 3 роки тому +3

      That's an easy one: Liechtenstein is the last land the former Austrian Family of Liechtenstein was still owning after the HRE disolved and Nationstates becane the norm.

  • @dead.dummy678
    @dead.dummy678 3 роки тому +21

    "Andorra is a country between Spain and France...."
    Ah, that explains the color scheme of the flag!

    • @Prollan06
      @Prollan06 2 роки тому

      Actually, I never thought about that.
      Good catch

  • @Galois32
    @Galois32 3 роки тому +1

    DeGaulle rushing ahead and holding the "We did it!" flag in the middle of Paris @ 2:46. Monty & Eisenhower looking on like "Muh huh..."
    Excellent attention to true historical detail

  • @napoleonibonaparte7198
    @napoleonibonaparte7198 3 роки тому +23

    It’s a nice addition to my title as Emperor of the French.

  • @lessthanpinochet
    @lessthanpinochet 3 роки тому +25

    Can't help but notice that these tiny European nations like Luxembourg and Andorra are tax havens.

    • @sho3003
      @sho3003 3 роки тому +2

      Monaco too

    • @gusmane147
      @gusmane147 3 роки тому +3

      Even larger countries like Ireland or small parts of UK are. It's really annoying to me since first all those regions are already rich and because they waste more than half the money they still from the tax system of other nations

    • @watching99134
      @watching99134 3 роки тому +1

      The worst in the world are the British Virgin Islands though (Caribbean).

  • @ignaciosepulveda8401
    @ignaciosepulveda8401 3 роки тому +60

    Today Andorra exists mostly as a tax heaven for spanish youtubers

    • @copipucha
      @copipucha 2 роки тому +2

      Exactly! I've been scrolling down the comments looking for this haha

  • @sergersgerhersh6594
    @sergersgerhersh6594 3 роки тому +72

    Andorra, Romania, Chad and Moldova need to unite into the tricolour federation.
    With their combined powers, of red, yellow and blue they will become unstoppable.😋

    • @capncake8837
      @capncake8837 2 роки тому

      Romania and Moldova probably will unite at some point. Moldova is just a part of Romania that got stolen by the Soviets.

    • @danizepam
      @danizepam Рік тому

      Those are all wack-ass countries

    • @TheMCzorro
      @TheMCzorro Рік тому +1

      Who'd be Earth, who'd be Wind, who'd be Water and who'd be Fire in this defensive pact?

    • @luisreyes1963
      @luisreyes1963 Рік тому

      Chad? Really? 🧐

    • @TheMCzorro
      @TheMCzorro Рік тому

      @@luisreyes1963 Yes, Chad, a country between Sahara desert and Central Africa that also happens to have a blue-yellow-red flag

  • @MrEminemd2
    @MrEminemd2 3 роки тому +2

    I won't lie, you answer question I didn't even know I wanted to ask. I love it

  • @cryptan6756
    @cryptan6756 3 роки тому +4

    Loved the blood flowing from the basket.

  • @gideonmele1556
    @gideonmele1556 3 роки тому +8

    Even already knowing the story, it’s always great and entertaining to hear History Matters about it. And *thud*

    • @sviatoslavs.1305
      @sviatoslavs.1305 3 роки тому

      And how glass breaks down when something happens territorial (Spanish Civil war, collapse of the Soviet Union etc.).

  • @ZeissReich
    @ZeissReich 3 роки тому +9

    Little known fact: James Bisonette has a summer home in Andorra.

    • @dw620
      @dw620 3 роки тому +2

      Even less know fact - there are two dozen ways to spell James Bissonette!
      (I think a mini-bison sounds rather cute, tho')

  • @stuartdavis798
    @stuartdavis798 6 місяців тому

    Thanks! I have been wondering this for a while but was too lazy to investigate. Great three minutes

  • @andrei-dansorescu8990
    @andrei-dansorescu8990 2 роки тому +2

    here's a niche follow-up: do one on Couto Misto, the Andorra-like state that survived until the nineteenth century between Spain and Portugal

  • @onlybrandan
    @onlybrandan 3 роки тому +8

    I kid you all not, I was literally thinking the other day: “When’s he going to do Andorra?”

  • @flyawayq5115
    @flyawayq5115 3 роки тому +14

    The “your mother” sign always gets me 😂

    • @starleaf-luna
      @starleaf-luna 2 роки тому

      how old are you? or are you stuck in 2018?

    • @flyawayq5115
      @flyawayq5115 2 роки тому

      @@starleaf-luna What’s it to you? Did my comment from a year ago trigger you so much that you felt the need to put your two cents in?

  • @tomjohnson9338
    @tomjohnson9338 3 роки тому +5

    After dancing across the screen and the fall sideways death, my third fav HM thing is "(pause).. no."

  • @manuelbertram8785
    @manuelbertram8785 3 роки тому +1

    I've been looking forward to this

  • @smallsay9958
    @smallsay9958 3 роки тому +8

    As a person from canada, i ask myself this question everyday.

  • @rafaelmendizabal7046
    @rafaelmendizabal7046 3 роки тому +6

    I love to see how this video went out when all of Spain is talking about Andorra

  • @Makrateli
    @Makrateli 3 роки тому +7

    I bet there are/will be two comments like this: 1. “as an Andorran I ask myself this everyday” 2. “Because James bissonette needs a place to keep his spare change”

  • @thedemocraticfilipino6417
    @thedemocraticfilipino6417 3 роки тому +17

    Literally a question one would ask at 2:15 in the morning...

  • @RobertMihalache
    @RobertMihalache 3 роки тому +1

    I have seen photos with Andorra and looks lovely. I wish that one day I will visit Andorra. Thanks for this video.

  • @Cybernaut551
    @Cybernaut551 3 роки тому

    Spectacular: From the Star Wars reference to the summary of Andorra's history. Stupendous!

  • @galatheumbreon6862
    @galatheumbreon6862 3 роки тому +7

    " No hell for you" lmao again I love this channel

  • @ThatSamuel24
    @ThatSamuel24 3 роки тому +127

    Andorra has got to be in one of the worse positions ever.

    • @toganium4175
      @toganium4175 3 роки тому +4

      *positions

    • @conejitorosada2326
      @conejitorosada2326 3 роки тому +51

      At least it isn't in between France and Germany! or Germany and Russia! So it's pretty good!
      Not for Belgium and Poland though

    • @lhistorienchipoteur9968
      @lhistorienchipoteur9968 3 роки тому +7

      Nope, it's quite good for skiing, I've once been there for that.

    • @catmeat2059
      @catmeat2059 3 роки тому +13

      The opposite, actually. Any microstate by default exists either on a small, remote island, or if its neighbors allow it to exist, which is why Europe has so many. Compare Hong Kong or Kuwait. Other than that, countries like Andorra or Liechtenstein are wealthier than they would be otherwise, as they can use the industrial base, intellectual capital and defense budget of their bigger neighbors.

    • @thunderbird1921
      @thunderbird1921 3 роки тому +4

      @@conejitorosada2326 How about the region that WAS Czechoslovakia (before it split)? They were literally on the way to everywhere in central Europe.

  • @Tohardtomakeachannel
    @Tohardtomakeachannel 2 роки тому +3

    Andorra is such a beautiful country. Highly suggest visiting if you have the chance

  • @M0ntezuma300
    @M0ntezuma300 3 роки тому +4

    It is also part of an important mountain pass between the countries

  • @PaulGorduiz106
    @PaulGorduiz106 3 роки тому +2

    I really love to see next:
    1. The Boxer Rebellion: Explained.
    2. Why did America colonized the Philippines?
    3. Why did the Entente powers of WW1 decided to intervene in the Russian Civil War?

  • @spartanx9293
    @spartanx9293 3 роки тому +32

    Me who has never heard of Andorra until this video: yes why does Andorra exist

  • @Koala1203
    @Koala1203 3 роки тому +5

    Rest of the world: "Why can't you die?"
    Andorra: "Nanomachines son."

  • @HelithaGM
    @HelithaGM Рік тому +7

    Fun fact: Andorra has the oldest international border in the world having been unchanged for hundreds of years.

    • @The_whales
      @The_whales 4 місяці тому

      And i thought Portugal had the oldest

  • @kohekade2961
    @kohekade2961 3 роки тому

    Love this channel, always short and sweet :)

  • @Conradlovesjoy
    @Conradlovesjoy 3 роки тому +2

    de Gaulle with the “WE did it sign” is peak de Gaulle.

  • @joeohara3447
    @joeohara3447 3 роки тому +3

    I literally work half the year looking at Andorra and knew none of this. Thank you.

  • @ElladanKenet
    @ElladanKenet 3 роки тому +21

    Ah, Andorra, home of our favorite explorer, Andora the Explora

  • @katerinakatykat
    @katerinakatykat 3 роки тому +3

    Andorra: Hi
    History Matters: And i took that personally.

  • @Veewee123
    @Veewee123 3 роки тому +1

    I have now made a new playlist of every History Matters video and it will continue to be updated as History Matters posts.

  • @maghrebimapping9554
    @maghrebimapping9554 3 роки тому +1

    History Matters: Why does Andorra exist?
    Andorra: My bad for breathing bro

  • @adamgasth
    @adamgasth 3 роки тому +23

    "As An AnDoRrAn I AsK MySeLf ThIs EvErY dAy"

  • @Sly88Frye
    @Sly88Frye 3 роки тому +8

    It's pretty amazing how much history this small nation had. I had no idea. How could such a small region be so eventful?

    • @goranpersson7726
      @goranpersson7726 2 роки тому +3

      unless it's quite inhospitable like a desert most places have a ton of history, it's just a matter of whether or not it's documented or not and whether you can read the language the documents are in. andorra fortunately is in europe so it's quite easy to find and read about them.

  • @Evzone1821
    @Evzone1821 3 роки тому +19

    *insert James Bissonette financial reference here*

  • @neilis2405
    @neilis2405 3 роки тому

    I love that the rifles you added at @2:46 actually look like French MAS 36 rifles :).

  • @njb1126
    @njb1126 3 роки тому +2

    Fun fact- the bishopric of urgell also had oversight of the small principality of bissonette

  • @Yassified3425
    @Yassified3425 3 роки тому +20

    Andorran gang over here!

    • @1988thefreeman
      @1988thefreeman 3 роки тому

      How are things in Andorra? 🙂

    • @Yassified3425
      @Yassified3425 3 роки тому +1

      @@1988thefreeman If you go out in the street during Marshall law everybody will know who it was even if you were to hide your face.
      So I would say pretty good.

    • @ImtheHitcher
      @ImtheHitcher 3 роки тому +1

      As in an actual Andorran native? I've been there so many times and haven't met a single person born there ha

    • @ivario
      @ivario 3 роки тому

      @@Yassified3425 Is the bicycle manufacturing company still in business?

    • @Yassified3425
      @Yassified3425 3 роки тому +1

      @@ivario They are, but as for every company this year isn't looking that good.

  • @189Blake
    @189Blake 3 роки тому +6

    2:32 So WW1 is still ongoing?! Bring it on boys!

    • @harmony5510
      @harmony5510 3 роки тому +1

      Andorra made peace in 1958, single handedly ending WW1

  • @Jacksiloution
    @Jacksiloution 3 роки тому +7

    As a non-Andorran I wonder why Mr Bisonette isint in a video yet

  • @hkchan1339
    @hkchan1339 3 роки тому

    The picture in 2:46 mocking France and CDG is a stroke of genius

  • @Clarkyboy1979
    @Clarkyboy1979 3 роки тому +2

    Forgot to mention another important fact, it's thousands of feet up in the Pyrenees mountains and it was never worth the effort.

  • @Kumagoroo23
    @Kumagoroo23 3 роки тому +19

    Great explanation but the term "CATALONIANS" is not correct. Instead we are called "CATALANS" :)

    • @dallascopp4798
      @dallascopp4798 3 роки тому +1

      Catalonians sounds better than catalans because the word "catalan" reminds me of cats and lawns. Cats should be indoor pets and not be allowed on any lawn, so "catalan" is wrong. My logic is best and anyone that says other wise just want people's cats to runaway when they're out on their lawns.

    • @eireball
      @eireball 2 роки тому +3

      Catalonia means from Catalonia, Catalan means ethnically from Catalonia

  • @theconqueringram5295
    @theconqueringram5295 3 роки тому +5

    Andorra is a unique country with an amazing history.

  • @rainerwinkler8635
    @rainerwinkler8635 3 роки тому +5

    Fun Fact: Andorra and West Germany signed a ceasefire treaty in 1958 ending the war from 1914-1958

  • @trevorwong9119
    @trevorwong9119 3 роки тому +1

    When someone tries to take a piece of Andorra
    Priest: Pulls out a cross, NOT ONE STEP BACK

  • @lidallyhim
    @lidallyhim 3 роки тому +1

    I like how all roasts and insults is “your mother”

  • @CHADBOI420
    @CHADBOI420 Рік тому +5

    Oversimplified reference 0:18