What is the capital city of Spain?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. Madrid
- Step 1: King Philip II moved the Spanish royal court to Madrid in 1561 due to its geographical center within the Iberian Peninsula.
- Step 2: It houses the Royal Palace, the Cortes Generales (parliament), and the Prado Museum.
Answer
Madrid
Why not the others: 'Barcelona' is the second-largest city and the capital of Catalonia; 'Valencia' is a coastal Mediterranean city famous for its port and arts complex; 'Seville' was the royal inland gateway to the Americas in Andalusia during the colonial trade era.
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