# Which city was a scientific centre in Al-Ándalus, where medicine and astronomy were studied?

Question 4030 · Task 4 · Culture and history of Spain · CCSE 2026

**In Spanish, as in the exam:** ¿Qué ciudad fue un centro científico en Al-Ándalus, donde se estudiaba medicina y astronomía?

- a) Barcelona. (Barcelona.)
- b) Madrid. (Madrid.)
- c) Córdoba. (Córdoba.) · Right answer

**Right answer:** c) Córdoba.

## Why

Córdoba was the capital of Al-Ándalus (Muslim Spain) and a great centre of learning in the Middle Ages. People studied medicine, astronomy, mathematics and philosophy there, and thinkers such as Averroes and Maimonides lived there.

Question 4030 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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