What is the Capital of Spain?

The internet has a lot going for it. You can find lots of things to help you in your studies. Video, audio, text, and many other resources can help you learn Spanish. You can find information for when you’re going to travel to another country to practice your language skills. But a word of warning is in order. Don’t believe everything you read on the net. Or at least double-check with some other sources.

Here’s some visit Barcelona site that I’d like to use as an example, because it is spreading misinformation about what city is the capital of Spain, which would probably be quite offensive or amusing to madrileños.

Barcelona is presently the capital of Spain, and is the 2nd-biggest city in the country.

Humorously, on their Madrid page, they also say (truthfully):

More than 3 million people live in Madrid, the capital of Spain.

But the same site has some of its facts right– they speak a lot of Catalán in Barcelona, and there are also a lot of municipal parks there– something even I have mentioned before.

So a word to the wise- Leverage the internet to help you learn, but be skeptical about everything you see.

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