# What are the governing bodies of the Spanish provinces called?

Question 1108 · Task 1 · Government, legislation and civic participation · CCSE 2026

**In Spanish, as in the exam:** ¿Cómo se llaman los órganos de gobierno de las provincias españolas?

- a) Cabildos. (Cabildos (island councils).)
- b) Consejos insulares. (Consejos insulares (island councils).)
- c) Diputaciones. (Diputaciones (provincial councils).) · Right answer

**Right answer:** c) Diputaciones.

## Why

The diputaciones provinciales govern the provinces. Cabildos exist in the Canary Islands and consejos insulares in the Islas Baleares (Balearic Islands).

Question 1108 of the Manual de preparación de la prueba CCSE 2026 © Instituto Cervantes: https://cervantes.org/sites/public/produccion/files/2026-10/manual-preparacion-prueba-ccse-2026.pdf

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