The Andalusians (Spanish: andaluces) are an European ethnic group, native to Andalusia, an autonomous community in southern Spain. Andalusia's statute of autonomy defines Andalusians as the Spanish citizens who reside in any of the municipalities of Andalusia, as well as those Spaniards who reside abroad and had their last Spanish residence in Andalusia, and their descendants. Since reform in 2007, the statute identifies the region as a "" in the preamble.The Spanish Language Academy recognizes Andalusian Spanish as a set of diverse dialects.