Editing History of San Marino (section)

=== Documents ===
Evidence of the existence of a community on Mount Titano dates back to the [[Middle Ages]]. That evidence comes from a monk named Eugippio, who reports in several documents going back to 511 that another monk lived here.

The first attested government structure was composed of a self-governed assembly known as the ''[[Arengo]]'', which consisted of the heads of each family (as in the original [[Roman Senate]], the ''Patres''). In 1243, the positions of [[Captains Regent]] (''{{lang|it|Capitani Reggenti}}'') were established to be the joint heads of state. The state's earliest statutes date back to 1263. The [[Holy See]] confirmed the independence of San Marino in 1631.<ref>"San Marino," ''U.S. Department of State,'' 10/05, 2009–2017.state.gov/outofdate/bgn/sanmarino/55324.htm</ref>