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Key Facts: Madrid PAU History of Spain (Historia de España - Madrid 2026) Exam

90 min

Duración oficial del examen de PAU Historia de España en Madrid

Comisión Organizadora PAU Comunidad de Madrid

0–10

Escala de calificación (mínimo 4.0 en Fase de Acceso)

BOCM / Universidad Complutense de Madrid

EUR 93.02

Tasa de matrícula para la Fase General de Acceso en Madrid

Tasas de Matrícula Universidades Públicas de Madrid

5 Bloques

Bloques cronológicos del temario de 2º de Bachillerato

Currículo Oficial BOCM

100

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Prepare for the Madrid 2026 PAU History of Spain exam with 100 practice questions covering Prehistory, the Habsburg Empire, the Liberal Revolution, the Restoration, Second Republic, Civil War, Francoism, and the 1978 Constitution.

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1Which homenin species discovered at the Gran Dolina site in the Sierra de Atapuerca (Burgos) is considered the oldest known human ancestor in Western Europe, dating back approximately 800,000 years?
A.Homo antecessor
B.Homo neanderthalensis
C.Homo erectus
D.Homo sapiens
Explanation: Fossils found at the Gran Dolina site in Atapuerca dating to around 800,000 years ago were identified as Homo antecessor, a distinct homenin species preceding Neanderthals and modern humans in Europe. This discovery revolutionized European palaeoanthropology. Atapuerca was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site due to its unprecedented wealth of Pleistocene homenin remains.
2What is the key distinguishing characteristic of Franco-Cantabrian Upper Palaeolithic cave art (such as at Altamira) compared to Levantine rock art (Arte Levantino)?
A.Franco-Cantabrian art features narrative human group scenes painted in outdoor rock shelters.
B.Franco-Cantabrian art features large, polychrome, realistic animal figures located in deep cave interiors.
C.Levantine art is strictly geometric and avoids depicting living animals.
D.Levantine art was created during the Palaeolithic period, whereas Franco-Cantabrian art belongs to the Bronze Age.
Explanation: Franco-Cantabrian cave art (Upper Palaeolithic, e.g., Altamira and El Castillo) is located inside deep, dark caves and features large, detailed, polychrome depictions of isolated animals like bison and horses. In contrast, Levantine rock art (Epipalaeolithic/Neolithic) is found in shallow, open-air rock shelters and depicts small, dynamic, monochrome human hunting and harvesting scenes.
3Which ancient Southwest Iberian civilization, flourishing in the Guadalquivir river basin during the 1st millennium BCE, was renowned for its rich silver and copper metallurgy and trade with Phoenicians?
A.Tartessos
B.Lusitania
C.Numantia
D.Celtiberia
Explanation: Tartessos was an advanced proto-historic culture centered in southwestern Andalusia (Guadalquivir basin) during the Early Iron Age. It prospered through intensive silver, gold, and tin extraction and maritime trade with Phoenician merchants from Tyre and Gadir (Cádiz). Famous treasures like the Treasure of El Carambolo highlight Tartessian goldworking and Orientalizing cultural synthesis.
4How did pre-Roman Iberian peoples of the Mediterranean coast differ socio-economically from the Celtic peoples of the northern and western interior?
A.Iberians spoke Indo-European languages and lived in fortified hill-forts called castros.
B.Iberians maintained urban settlements, used script, and traded extensively with Phoenicians and Greeks, whereas Celts were Indo-European pastoralists organized in tribes.
C.Celts created monumental stone sculptures like the Dama de Elche and used an alphabet.
D.Iberians practiced nomadic transhumance and lacked agricultural development compared to Celts.
Explanation: The Iberians (along the eastern and southern Mediterranean coast) were non-Indo-European peoples who lived in walled towns, minted coins, used non-Indo-European writing systems, and developed refined stone sculpture (e.g., Dama de Elche) through contact with Mediterranean colonizers. The Celts (northern, western, and central Meseta) were Indo-European tribes living in castros, relying heavily on livestock, iron metallurgy, and tribal kin structures.
5What historical event triggered the initial landing of Roman military forces under Publius Cornelius Scipio at Empúries (Emporion) in 218 BCE?
A.The Second Punic War between Rome and Carthage following Hannibal's siege of Saguntum
B.The Lusitanian War led by Viriathus against Roman praetors
C.The Cantabrian and Asturian Wars conducted by Emperor Augustus
D.The revolt of the Celtiberian oppidum of Numantia
Explanation: Roman troops landed at Empúries in 218 BCE to cut off Hannibal's supply lines to Italy during the Second Punic War. Hannibal Barca had attacked Saguntum (a city allied with Rome) in 219 BCE, prompting Rome to intervene in the Iberian Peninsula to destroy Carthaginian power base in Hispania.
6The siege and destruction of which Celtiberian stronghold in 133 BCE by Scipio Aemilianus became an iconic symbol of heroic indigenous resistance against Roman conquest?
A.Numantia
B.Saguntum
C.Carthago Nova
D.Gadir
Explanation: Numantia (near modern Soria) resisted Roman siege forces for months under extreme hardship. In 133 BCE, Roman general Scipio Aemilianus encircled the city with a complex wall and ditch system, leading the starving inhabitants to set fire to their city and choose mass suicide over surrender.
7Under Emperor Augustus in 27 BCE, how was Roman Hispania administratively restructured into three distinct provinces?
A.Hispania Citerior, Hispania Ulterior, and Gallaecia
B.Baetica (senatorial), Tarraconensis (imperial), and Lusitania (imperial)
C.Tarraconensis, Carthaginensis, and Septimania
D.Cartagena, Sevilla, and Cordoba
Explanation: Augustus divided Hispania into Baetica (a peaceful, fully Romanized senatorial province governed by the Roman Senate with its capital at Corduba) and two imperial provinces requiring military garrisons governed directly by emperor legates: Tarraconensis (capital Tarraco) and Lusitania (capital Emerita Augusta).
8Which of the following was a primary mechanism of Romanization in Hispania during the Roman Empire?
A.The immediate abolition of Latin in favor of Iberian indigenous alphabets
B.The spread of Latin, Roman law, urbanization, road networks (Vía Augusta), and military veteran colonies
C.The complete isolation of indigenous peoples in mountain reservations without citizen rights
D.The suppression of Mediterranean trade in favor of closed agrarian self-sufficiency
Explanation: Romanization was the process by which indigenous Iberian populations adopted Roman culture, language (Latin), legal systems (Roman Law), religion, and social organization. Key drivers included urban settlement in coloniae (e.g., Emerita Augusta, Caesaraugusta), extensive road networks (Vía Augusta, Vía de la Plata), army recruitment, and granting of Roman citizenship (culminating in Caracalla's Edict of 212 CE).
9What major religious and political decision was enacted by Visigothic King Recared at the Third Council of Toledo in 589 CE?
A.The conversion of the Visigothic monarchy from Arianism to Roman Catholicism
B.The expulsion of all Hispano-Roman bishops from the kingdom
C.The adoption of Islam as the state religion of Toledo
D.The total abolition of church landholding rights in Hispania
Explanation: At the Third Council of Toledo in 589 CE, King Recared publicly abjured Arian Christianity and converted to Roman Catholicism alongside the Visigothic nobility. This unified the ruling Visigothic minority with the vast Hispano-Roman Catholic majority, creating strong political integration between the Monarchy and the Catholic Church hierarchy.
10What was the significance of the *Liber Iudiciorum* (also known as *Fuero Juzgo*) promulgated by King Recceswinth in 654 CE?
A.It was the first naval commercial code regulating Atlantic trade.
B.It established a single, unified legal code applicable to both Visigoths and Hispano-Romans throughout the kingdom.
C.It re-established Roman provincial borders under Byzantine rule.
D.It mandated the translation of the Bible into Gothic.
Explanation: Promulgated by Recceswinth in 654 CE, the Liber Iudiciorum replaced separate legal systems (Breviary of Alaric for Hispano-Romans and Code of Euric for Visigoths) with a single territorial legal code. It synthesized Roman law traditions and Visigothic customs and remained a fundamental legal reference in Christian Spain for centuries as the Fuero Juzgo.

About the Madrid PAU History of Spain (Historia de España - Madrid 2026) Exam

Comprehensive practice question bank and exam metadata for Madrid PAU History of Spain (Historia de España) 2026. Features 100 practice questions designed as an English-language MCQ study adaptation of the 2nd Bachillerato curriculum.

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Assessment

The PAU History of Spain examination in the Community of Madrid tests historical analysis, critical source commentary, and synthetic comprehension across five official periods: Prehistory to Ancient & Medieval Peninsular History (15%), Early Modern Spain (20%), 18th Century & Bourbon Reforms to Liberal State (20%), Restoration, Crisis & Second Republic/Civil War (25%), and Francoist Dictatorship & Democratic Transition/1978 Constitution (20%).

Time Limit

90 minutes (1.5 hours)

Passing Score

Marked on a 0–10 scale. Minimum 4.0 required in Access Phase to combine with Bachillerato GPA (60% Bachillerato + 40% PAU >= 5.0 to pass).

Exam / Certification Fees

EUR 93.02 base registration fee for compulsory Access Phase in Community of Madrid (or ~11.63 € per optional subject in voluntary phase).

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15%

Prehistory to Ancient & Medieval Peninsular History

Palaeolithic and Neolithic settlements, Roman Hispania, Visigothic Kingdom, Al-Andalus, and medieval Christian Reconquista and repopulation.

20%

Early Modern Spain (Catholic Monarchs to Habsburgs)

Catholic Monarchs, American colonization, Charles I, Philip II, 17th-century validos, economic decline, and the Peace of Westphalia.

20%

18th Century & Bourbon Reforms to Liberal State

War of Spanish Succession, Nueva Planta decrees, Enlightenment reforms, Peninsular War, 1812 Constitution of Cádiz, Ferdinand VII, and Isabelline liberal state.

25%

Restoration, Crisis & Second Republic/Civil War

Cánovite Restoration system, 1876 Constitution, 1898 Crisis, Primo de Rivera dictatorship, Second Spanish Republic reforms, and Spanish Civil War.

20%

Francoist Dictatorship & Democratic Transition/1978 Constitution

Francoist regime phases (autarky, developmentalism, opposition), death of Franco, Law for Political Reform, Moncloa Pacts, 1978 Spanish Constitution, and EU integration.

Preparing for the Madrid PAU History of Spain (Historia de España - Madrid 2026) Exam

What You Need to Know

  • Passing score: Marked on a 0–10 scale. Minimum 4.0 required in Access Phase to combine with Bachillerato GPA (60% Bachillerato + 40% PAU >= 5.0 to pass).
  • Assessment: The PAU History of Spain examination in the Community of Madrid tests historical analysis, critical source commentary, and synthetic comprehension across five official periods: Prehistory to Ancient & Medieval Peninsular History (15%), Early Modern Spain (20%), 18th Century & Bourbon Reforms to Liberal State (20%), Restoration, Crisis & Second Republic/Civil War (25%), and Francoist Dictatorship & Democratic Transition/1978 Constitution (20%).
  • Time limit: 90 minutes (1.5 hours)
  • Exam / certification fees: EUR 93.02 base registration fee for compulsory Access Phase in Community of Madrid (or ~11.63 € per optional subject in voluntary phase). Official sources

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Madrid PAU History of Spain (Historia de España - Madrid 2026): Suggested Study Strategy

1Memoriza las constituciones clave de España (1812, 1837, 1845, 1869, 1876, 1931 y 1978) comparando soberanía, forma de Estado, división de poderes y derechos.
2Entiende los conceptos fundamentales del Antiguo Régimen, las desamortizaciones (Mendizábal y Madoz) y las guerras carlistas en el siglo XIX.
3Diferencia las fases del régimen franquista, pasando de la autarquía y el aislamiento de posguerra al Plan de Estabilización de 1959 y el desarrollismo.
4Estudia a fondo el proceso de Transición Democrática (1975-1978): Ley para la Reforma Política, Pactos de la Moncloa y articulado de la Constitución de 1978.
5Practica la contextualización cronológica relacionando causas socioeconómicas y políticas en las crisis de 1898, 1917, 1923 y 1936.

Frequently Asked Questions

¿Cuál es la estructura y duración del examen de PAU Historia de España en la Comunidad de Madrid?

El examen oficial consta de 90 minutos de duración y evalúa competencias teóricas, análisis crítico de fuentes históricas y desarrollo sintético organizados en cinco bloques temáticos según el currículo de 2º de Bachillerato.

¿Cómo pondera la nota del examen de Historia de España en el acceso a la universidad?

Forma parte de la Fase Obligatoria de Acceso. Se requiere una calificación mínima de 4.0 en la media de la Fase General para ponderar con la nota media de Bachillerato (60% Bachillerato + 40% PAU >= 5.0 para aprobar).

¿En qué idioma se realiza la prueba oficial de PAU en Madrid?

La prueba oficial se realiza íntegramente en español (castellano).

¿Qué periodos históricos tienen mayor peso en la prueba de Madrid?

La Historia Contemporánea de España (siglos XIX y XX) abarca el 65% de la ponderación total (Crisis del Antiguo Régimen, Estado Liberal, Restauración, Segunda República, Guerra Civil, Franquismo y Transición).

¿Están adaptadas estas 100 preguntas a las directrices de la PAU Madrid 2026?

Sí, las 100 preguntas de opción múltiple son una adaptación de estudio en inglés fiel al currículo oficial de 2º de Bachillerato de la Comunidad de Madrid para el curso 2025/2026.