According to the Constitution, the King is the Head of State and a symbol of what?
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Spanish Constitution, article 56 (BOE, consolidated text), read on 21 October 2026.
Answer: Article 56 says that the King is the Head of State and the symbol of its unity and permanence. Memory hook: the Crown means unity.
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Constitution · article 56.1
The question in Spanish
Según la Constitución, el Rey es el Jefe del Estado. ¿De qué es símbolo?
The options
- AOf the army and the wealth of the nationDel ejército y de la riqueza de la nación
- BOf the unity and permanence of the StateDe la unidad y permanencia del EstadoCorrect
- COf the political partiesDe los partidos políticos
What the Constitution says
«1. El Rey es el Jefe del Estado, símbolo de su unidad y permanencia, arbitra y modera el funcionamiento regular de las instituciones, asume la más alta representación del Estado español en las relaciones internacionales, especialmente con las naciones de su comunidad histórica, y ejerce las funciones que le atribuyen expresamente la Constitución y las leyes.»
Spanish Constitution of 1978, article 56 (paragraph 1, consolidated text at the BOE), read on 21 October 2026. The quotation is in Spanish, as the BOE prints it; the English wording of the answer is ours. Laws carry no copyright (Ley de Propiedad Intelectual, art. 13), so we quote the text as it stands.
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