Andorra (France) – Born in Barcelona on 15 September 1860 and died in Ripoll on 17 August 1982, Maria Assumpta was the daughter of Don Guillem of Areny-Plandolit and Carolina de Plandolit i Pelatí. The family was among the most notable of Andorra at the time, with great economic power, based on breeding then on other activities like trade and the iron and steel industry. Some characters of his family also played an important political role in Andorra.

In the year 2000 the Andorran historian and writer Joan Peruga made Maria Assumpta the main character of her novel “L’Últim Estiu a Ordino” (“The Last Summer in Ordino”), based on the letters she sent to her Brother Joaquim.This historical novel mixes reality and fiction and is situated in one of the most turbulent moments in the history of the family of Areny-Plandolit and marks the beginning of the family decay and disputes between the children of the two wives of Baron Guillem d ‘Areny-Plandoli to share the family fortune.

The family occupied a house on the main street of Ordino, now home to the Areny-Plandolit Museum. The painted portraits of the members of the family decorate the walls, among them the portrait of Maria Assumpta of Areny-Plandolit, whose adaptation in engels illustrates the stampNew in Barcelona on 15 September 1860 and died in Ripoll 17 August 1982 , Maria Assumpta was the daughter of Don Guillem of Areny-Plandolit and of Carolina de Plandolit i Pelatí. The family was among the most notable of Andorra at the time, with great economic power, based on breeding then on other activities like trade and the iron and steel industry. Some characters of his family also played an important political role in Andorra.

Issue Date: 22.06.2017
Designer: Stephanie Ghinea
Process: Taille Douce
Size: 40.85 x 30 mm
Values: 1.10€