For a demonstration (manifestación) in a public place, what do the organisers have to do?
Sources: 1 link, read on 21 October 2026.
Spanish Constitution, article 21 (BOE, consolidated text), read on 21 October 2026.
Answer: Give previous notice to the authority. Article 21 says the authority can ban it only for well-founded reasons of public disorder.
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Constitution · article 21.2
The question in Spanish
Para una manifestación en un lugar público, ¿qué deben hacer los organizadores?
The options
- AGive previous notice to the authorityComunicarlo previamente a la autoridadCorrect
- BAsk permission from a courtPedir permiso a un tribunal
- CNothing, no notice is neededNada, no hace falta ningún aviso
What the Constitution says
«2. En los casos de reuniones en lugares de tránsito público y manifestaciones se dará comunicación previa a la autoridad, que sólo podrá prohibirlas cuando existan razones fundadas de alteración del orden público, con peligro para personas o bienes.»
Spanish Constitution of 1978, article 21 (paragraph 2, 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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