Spanish History and Politics
Spanish History, Government and Politics
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- What is the capital city of Spain?
- Who is the head of state of Spain?
- What is the title of Spain's head of government?
- Which two chambers make up the Cortes Generales?
- How many deputies sit in the Congress of Deputies?
- In which year was the current Spanish Constitution approved in a referendum?
- In 2014 Felipe VI became king after what event?
- Which agreement arranged the accession of Spain and Portugal to the European Communities?
- What is Spain's national day, the Fiesta Nacional de España?
- According to Article 4.1 of the Spanish Constitution of 1978, what is the design of the flag of Spain?
- What is unusual about the Spanish national anthem, the Marcha Real?
- Which monarchs sponsored Christopher Columbus's first voyage of 1492?
- Which Spanish conquistador led the campaign that overthrew the Aztec Empire in 1519-1521?
- Which Spanish conquistador led the campaign against the Inca Empire in the 1530s?
- Who completed the first voyage around the world in 1522 after Magellan died in the Philippines?
- What name did the Romans give to the Iberian Peninsula?
- Which city was the capital of the Visigothic kingdom in Spain?
- During which period was Francisco Franco dictator of Spain?
- In which Spanish city were the 1992 Summer Olympics held?
- When did the euro replace the peseta in the form of notes and coins in Spain?
- In which year did Spain join NATO?
- What is the Constitutional Court of Spain?
- What is the role of the Defensor del Pueblo in Spain?
- How many autonomous communities does Spain have in addition to two autonomous cities?
- Which two Spanish cities lie on the north coast of Africa?
- Which languages are co-official with Spanish in their regions, according to their Statutes of Autonomy?
- How many members of the Congress of Deputies are directly elected by universal adult suffrage in Spain?
- What is the longest period that the Cortes Generales can serve before general elections must be held?
- Who has the power to propose the dissolution of the Cortes Generales before the end of their term?
- Who formally proposes the candidate for President of the Government before the vote of investiture in the Congress?
- Which historical event occurred on January 2, 1492 in Spain?
- On which date was the euro introduced to financial markets as an accounting currency?
- Who ruled as King of Spain starting in 1700 as a Bourbon monarch?
- Who issued the Pragmatic Sanction of 1830 in Spain?
- Who was the first prime minister of the democracy after the first free elections of 1977?
- Which position did Spain take in the First World War?
- The Philippines were named after which Spanish monarch?
- What military title does the King of Spain hold under the Constitution?
- What is the Senate of Spain?
- What is the Cave of Altamira famous for?
- What archaeological feature are the Atapuerca Mountains known for?
- Where was the historical civilization of Tartessos located?
- What ancient power founded Carthago Nova in south-eastern Spain?
- Which conflict was triggered by the siege of Saguntum in 219 BC?
- Who led the Lusitanian resistance against Roman expansion in Hispania?
- Which ancient Celtiberian settlement endured a legendary siege by Scipio Aemilianus in 133 BC?
- What was the Via Augusta in Roman Hispania?
- Where was the Roman emperor Trajan born?
- Which Hispanian town was the birthplace of Roman emperor Hadrian?
- Which Germanic people established a kingdom across the Iberian Peninsula from the fifth to eighth centuries?
- Which Visigothic king renounced Arianism and converted to Catholicism at the Third Council of Toledo?
- Which Visigothic-era archbishop and scholar authored the influential encyclopedia Etymologiae?
- What was the Liber Iudiciorum promulgated by King Recceswinth?
- Which decisive battle in 711 resulted in the defeat of the Visigothic king Roderic?
- Who founded the Umayyad Emirate of Cordoba in 756?
- Who proclaimed himself Caliph of Cordoba in 929?
- Which monumental palace-city was constructed by Abd al-Rahman III west of Cordoba?
- Which Caliph of Cordoba was celebrated for creating a vast royal library containing hundreds of thousands of volumes?
- Who served as the de facto military ruler of the Caliphate of Cordoba during the late 10th century?
- Which dynasty ruled the powerful Taifa of Seville during the 11th century?
- In which Spanish city is the 11th-century Islamic palace of the Aljaferia located?
- Which Berber dynasty intervened in Al-Andalus in 1086 following the fall of Toledo?
- Which 1086 battle saw the Almoravids defeat King Alfonso VI of Castile?
- Which Berber caliphate succeeded the Almoravids and established its Iberian capital at Seville?
- Which dynasty ruled the Emirate of Granada from the 13th century until 1492?
- Which Andalusian Muslim philosopher born in Cordoba was renowned for his commentaries on Aristotle?
- Which battle fought in the Picos de Europa is traditionally seen as the starting point of the Reconquista?
- Who founded the Kingdom of Asturias following the Muslim conquest?
- Which realm was the first Christian kingdom formed in northern Iberia after 711?
- In which year was the Kingdom of Leon founded when the court moved from Oviedo to Leon?
- Which historic kingdom occupied lands surrounding Pamplona in northern Iberia?
- Which king of Aragon, known as the Conqueror, annexed Majorca and Valencia?
- Which Castilian king, known as the Wise, promoted scholarship and the Toledo School of Translators?
- Which Castilian monarch initiated the compilation of the statutory code Siete Partidas?
- Which 1212 battle marked a major turning point in the Reconquista against the Almohads?
- Which king permanently united the crowns of Castile and Leon in 1230?
- What was the primary purpose of the Treaty of Cazorla in 1179 between Castile and Aragon?
- In which year was the separate Kingdom of Majorca established under James II?
- Which 1412 parliamentary accord resolved the royal succession crisis in the Crown of Aragon?
- What was ordered by the Alhambra Decree issued in 1492 by the Catholic Monarchs?
- In which year was the Tribunal of the Holy Office of the Inquisition founded in Spain?
- Which 1494 treaty divided non-European trade and exploration territories between Castile and Portugal?
- Which Spanish Dominican friar became famous for documenting abuses against indigenous peoples in the Americas?
- Which monarch became the first Habsburg ruler of Spain in 1516 before being elected Holy Roman Emperor in 1519?
- Which Castilian uprising took place between 1520 and 1521 against royal taxation and foreign administrators under Charles I?
- Which Spanish monarch ruled from 1556 to 1598, presiding over the Golden Age and building the Escorial palace?
- Which naval battle in 1571 saw the Spanish-led Holy League defeat the Ottoman navy?
- In which year did Philip II send the Spanish Armada against England?
- What royal administrative body oversaw the governance and justice of the Spanish Empire in the Americas?
- Which royal agency established in Seville in 1503 controlled trade and navigation with the Americas?
- Which 1643 battle marked the end of the military supremacy of the Spanish tercios in Europe?
- Which 1659 treaty between Spain and France settled the modern border along the Pyrenees?
- Who was the last Habsburg monarch of Spain, dying without children in 1700?
- Which major European war broke out following the death of Charles II of Spain in 1700?
- Which 1713 treaty recognized Philip V as King of Spain and ceded Gibraltar to Great Britain?
- Which Spanish monarch promulgated the Nueva Planta decrees centralizing the kingdom's administration?
- Which 18th-century Spanish monarch was renowned as an enlightened reformer who transformed the urban landscape of Madrid?
- Which 1766 popular uprising occurred in Madrid against sumptuary regulations introduced by an Italian reformist minister?
- Which historic naval battle took place off the coast of Cadiz in 1805?
- Which 1808 uprising in Aranjuez led to the downfall of minister Manuel Godoy and the abdication of Charles IV?