Learn the provincial capitals of Spain
The plan: 11 batches of five
How the pieces are shared out, five at a time and by area of the map (in brackets, the capital when its name differs). Each batch starts next to the last one.
- Batch 1: A Coruña, Pontevedra, Lugo, Ourense, León
- Batch 2: Oviedo (Asturias), Palencia, Santander (Cantabria), Burgos, Valladolid
- Batch 3: Vitoria-Gasteiz (Álava), Bilbao (Bizkaia), San Sebastián (Gipuzkoa), Logroño (La Rioja), Pamplona (Navarra)
- Batch 4: Soria, Guadalajara, Segovia, Madrid, Ávila
- Batch 5: Salamanca, Zamora, Cáceres, Toledo, Badajoz
- Batch 6: Córdoba, Seville (Sevilla), Málaga, Cádiz, Huelva
- Batch 7: Ceuta, Melilla, Granada, Almería, Jaén
- Batch 8: Murcia, Albacete, Alicante, Valencia, Cuenca
- Batch 9: Ciudad Real, Teruel, Castellón, Zaragoza, Tarragona
- Batch 10: Huesca, Lleida, Barcelona, Girona, Palma (Balearic Islands)
- Batch 11: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Las Palmas), Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Learn the provincial capitals of Spain at your own pace: we show you 52 capitals five at a time, each in its place on the map, and you go over the ones you miss until you know them. Free, no sign-up.
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What are the provincial capitals of Spain?
A Coruña: A Coruña; Álava: Vitoria-Gasteiz; Albacete: Albacete; Alicante: Alicante; Almería: Almería; Asturias: Oviedo; Ávila: Ávila; Badajoz: Badajoz; Balearic Islands: Palma; Barcelona: Barcelona; Bizkaia: Bilbao; Burgos: Burgos; Cáceres: Cáceres; Cádiz: Cádiz; Cantabria: Santander; Castellón: Castellón; Ceuta: Ceuta; Ciudad Real: Ciudad Real; Córdoba: Córdoba; Cuenca: Cuenca; Gipuzkoa: San Sebastián; Girona: Girona; Granada: Granada; Guadalajara: Guadalajara; Huelva: Huelva; Huesca: Huesca; Jaén: Jaén; La Rioja: Logroño; Las Palmas: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria; León: León; Lleida: Lleida; Lugo: Lugo; Madrid: Madrid; Málaga: Málaga; Melilla: Melilla; Murcia: Murcia; Navarra: Pamplona; Ourense: Ourense; Palencia: Palencia; Pontevedra: Pontevedra; Salamanca: Salamanca; Santa Cruz de Tenerife: Santa Cruz de Tenerife; Segovia: Segovia; Sevilla: Seville; Soria: Soria; Tarragona: Tarragona; Teruel: Teruel; Toledo: Toledo; Valencia: Valencia; Valladolid: Valladolid; Zamora: Zamora; Zaragoza: Zaragoza.
What is the easiest way to learn the provincial capitals of Spain?
By area and in small groups: learn five neighbouring pieces, find them on the map with no rush, and go over the ones you miss a little later, then the next day. Reviewing just before you would forget is what makes them stick.
How long does it take to learn the provincial capitals of Spain?
There are 52 pieces in 11 batches of five: about a minute per batch to see them all, then short reviews over a few days so you don't forget them.