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CCSE · Task 4 · Spanish culture and history

What is the largest public scientific research institution in Spain?

¿Cuál es la mayor institución pública de investigación científica de España?

  1. El CSICThe CSIC
  2. La SGAEThe SGAE
  3. La RAEThe RAE
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✓ El CSIC

The Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) (the Spanish national research council) is the largest public institution dedicated to research in Spain. It has centres all over the country and depends on the Ministerio de Ciencia. The RAE looks after the language and the SGAE manages the copyright of musicians and writers. It was created in 1939 and today it has more than a hundred institutes.

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