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Key Facts: Valencian Community PAU History of Spain Exam
90-minute official exam duration across Valencian public universities
0–10 grading scale with a minimum 4.0 threshold in the Access Phase
EUR 78.20 base registration fee for the PAU Access Phase
Combines 60% Bachillerato average grade with 40% PAU Access Phase grade
Covers 19th and 20th-century Spanish history including Valencian regional developments under LOMLOE
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1Which major event in March 1808 directly led to the downfall of Prime Minister Manuel Godoy and forced King Carlos IV to abdicate in favor of his son Fernando VII?
A.The Mutiny of Aranjuez
B.The Dos de Mayo Uprising in Madrid
C.The Abdications of Bayonne
D.The Pronunciamiento of Riego
Explanation: The Mutiny of Aranjuez (Motín de Aranjuez) occurred on March 17-19, 1808, organized by supporters of Prince Fernando and popular groups dissatisfied with Manuel Godoy's alliance with Napoleonic France. The revolt forced Godoy's dismissal and Carlos IV's abdication, triggering a royal crisis that Napoleon exploited at Bayonne.
2What was the immediate political consequence of the May 1808 Abdications of Bayonne?
A.The restoration of absolute monarchy under Fernando VII
B.The proclamation of Joseph Bonaparte (José I) as King of Spain
C.The immediate adoption of the Constitution of Cadiz
D.The creation of the First Spanish Republic
Explanation: In May 1808 at Bayonne, Napoleon coerced both Carlos IV and Fernando VII into abdicating their rights to the Spanish throne, which Napoleon then granted to his elder brother, Joseph Bonaparte (José I). This sparked widespread rebellion across Spain and the formation of local Patriotic Juntas.
3Which core liberal principle was established by Article 3 of the Spanish Constitution of 1812 ('La Pepa')?
A.Absolute executive authority of the monarch over parliament
B.Confederal sovereignty divided equally among historic regions
C.National sovereignty residing essentially in the Spanish Nation
D.State secularism and full freedom of religious worship
Explanation: Article 3 of the 1812 Constitution declared that 'Sovereignty resides essentially in the Nation, and therefore the right to establish its fundamental laws belongs exclusively to it.' This fundamentally broke with Ancien Régime absolutism by transferring ultimate political authority from the monarch to the nation.
4What was the Manifesto of the Persians (Manifiesto de los Persas) presented to Fernando VII in April 1814?
A.A document signed by absolutist deputies urging the King to abolish the 1812 Constitution and restore the Ancien Régime
B.A liberal manifesto demanding universal suffrage and the complete removal of royal veto powers
C.A peace treaty signed between Spain and France ending the Peninsular War
D.A petition from American colonies requesting administrative autonomy within the Spanish Monarchy
Explanation: The Manifesto of the Persians was a petition signed by 69 absolutist deputies delivered to Fernando VII upon his return to Spain in 1814. It condemned the Cadiz Cortes as an illegal usurpation and requested the King to annul the 1812 Constitution, leading to Fernando VII's May 4, 1814 decree restoring absolute monarchy.
5Which event initiated the Trienio Liberal (1820–1823) in Spain?
A.The French military invasion of the Duke of Angoulême
B.The successful military pronunciamiento led by Lieutenant Colonel Rafael del Riego in Cabezas de San Juan
C.The assassination of Prime Minister Cánovas del Castillo
D.The signing of the Treaty of Vergara
Explanation: On January 1, 1820, Lieutenant Colonel Rafael del Riego led a military uprising in Cabezas de San Juan (Seville) among troops destined for South America. The movement spread across major cities, forcing Fernando VII in March 1820 to swear allegiance to the 1812 Constitution and inaugurate the Trienio Liberal.
6How did the Trienio Liberal come to an end in 1823?
A.Through a popular vote electing a conservative majority to the Cortes
B.By a spontaneous peasant uprising in Valencia and Catalonia
C.Through an internal military coup staged by Moderate Liberals
D.By the military invasion of the 'Hundred Thousand Sons of Saint Louis' authorized by the Holy Alliance
Explanation: At the Congress of Verona (1822), the Holy Alliance authorized France to intervene militarily in Spain. In April 1823, a French army known as the 'Hundred Thousand Sons of Saint Louis' (Cien Mil Hijos de San Luis) under the Duke of Angoulême invaded Spain, defeated the liberal forces, and restored Fernando VII as absolute monarch.
7Why was the publication of the Pragmatic Sanction of 1830 by Fernando VII historically significant?
A.It revoked the Salic Law, allowing female heirs to accede to the throne and paving the way for Isabel II
B.It established the first public secular education system across all Spanish provinces
C.It formally recognized the independence of Spain's mainland American colonies
D.It abolished all remaining feudal manorial rights and church tithes
Explanation: The Pragmatic Sanction, originally drafted in 1789 and published by Fernando VII in March 1830, annulled Philip V's Auto Acordado of 1713 (Salic Law). This enabled Fernando VII's newborn daughter Isabel (later Isabel II) to inherit the crown, sparking the Carlist dynastic dispute with Fernando's brother, Infante Carlos María Isidro.
8Which agreement concluded the northern campaign of the First Carlist War in August 1839?
A.The Treaty of Paris
B.The Pact of Ostend
C.The Convention of Vergara (Abrazo de Vergara)
D.The Concordat of 1851
Explanation: The Convention of Vergara (Convenio o Abrazo de Vergara) was signed on August 31, 1839, between Liberal General Baldomero Espartero and Carlist General Rafael Maroto. It ended major hostilities in northern Spain by promising to integrate Carlist officers into the national army and respect Basque and Navarrese regional privileges (fueros).
9What was the legal nature of the Royal Statute of 1834 (Estatuto Real) promulgated under the regency of María Cristina?
A.A radical democratic constitution establishing universal suffrage
B.A royal charter (carta otorgada) granting limited parliamentary representation without recognizing national sovereignty
C.A carlist legal code restoring full feudal absolutism
D.A federal treaty creating autonomous regional governments
Explanation: The Royal Statute of 1834, drafted under Moderate Liberal Prime Minister Francisco Martínez de la Rosa, was a granted charter (carta otorgada) from the Crown rather than a constitution enacted by sovereign Cortes. It established a bicameral assembly (Estamento de Próceres and Estamento de Procuradores) elected via extremely restricted census suffrage (less than 0.15% of the population).
10What was the main economic objective of Juan de Dios Álvarez Mendizábal's Ecclesiastical Disentailment decree of 1836?
A.Expropriate and sell regular clergy lands to raise revenue for the Isabeline army in the First Carlist War and reduce national debt
B.Distribute agricultural land free of charge to landless peasants across Andalusia and Extremadura
C.Nationalize foreign-owned mining companies and railway lines
D.Fund the creation of state-owned heavy steel manufacturing plants
Explanation: Mendizábal's Disentailment (Desamortización de Mendizábal, 1836) nationalized and auctioned property belonging to suppressed religious orders. Its primary goals were to finance the liberal state's war effort against Carlism, pay off government debt certificates (títulos de deuda), and bind new land purchasers to the liberal cause.
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