Question

At the turn of the 20th century, teenage girls called “Swallows” crossed this mountain range to work in shoe factories during the winter. Henry Russell was a prolific explorer of this range and lived in a cave in one of its mountains. Mary Todd Lincoln lived in the foothills of this mountain range in the late 1870s. Thousands of copies of a fake constitution were printed by a conman who tried to become the king of a state in this mountain range, (*) Boris Skossyrev. The “New Reforms” (10[1])of 1866 restored the power of the General Council of a state in this mountain (10[1])range and was approved by its co-head of state, Bishop of Urgell (10[2])(“oor-ZHEL”) Josep (10[2])Caixal (10[2])i Estradé (10[1])(“zhoo-ZEP kai-SHAHL ee ess-TRAH-day”). A vision of the Virgin Mary appeared to Bernadette Soubirous (“soo-bee-ROO”) in the town of Lourdes in the foothills of this mountain range. For 10 points, name this mountain range that Napoleon’s forces crossed to wage the Peninsular War. ■END■

ANSWER: Pyrenees [or Pirineos, Pyrénées, Pirineu, Pirinioak, Pirenèus, or Pirineus]
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