Guardia Civil

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The Guardia Civil is Spain’s historic national gendarmerie-style police force, known for its military structure and role in maintaining public order and rural security.

All labels observed (15)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf gendarmerie
law enforcement agency
military police force
country Spain
emblem crossed sword and fasces with royal crown
founder Francisco Javier Girón y Ezpeleta
Ramón María Narváez
foundingDate 1844-03-28
foundingLocation Spain
foundingYear 1844
hasUnit Agrupación de Tráfico de la Guardia Civil
linked to: Guardia Civil

Grupo de Acción Rápida
Servicio Aéreo de la Guardia Civil
linked to: Guardia Civil

Servicio Marítimo de la Guardia Civil
linked to: Guardia Civil

Servicio de Protección de la Naturaleza
Unidad Central Operativa
Unidad Especial de Intervención
headquartersCountry Spain
headquartersLocation Madrid
jurisdiction Spanish territorial waters
national
rural areas of Spain
language Spanish
legalStatus military
motto El honor es mi divisa
mottoLanguage Spanish
mottoTranslation Honor is my emblem
nativeName Guardia Civil
Guardia Civil Española
linked to: Guardia Civil
notableFor dual dependence on interior and defence ministries
gendarmerie-style organization
historic role in rural security in Spain
operatesIn Spain
Spanish airspace
Spanish territorial waters
partOf Spanish Armed Forces
policeType military-status police
national police force
rural police
primaryRole border security
counterterrorism
customs enforcement
environmental protection policing
maintaining public order
maritime law enforcement
rural security
traffic policing on interurban roads
serviceBranch air
land
maritime
shortName GC
subordinateTo Ministry of Defence of Spain
Ministry of the Interior of Spain
uniformColor green

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Francoist Spain stateSecurityForces Guardia Civil
Francoist Spain stateSecurityForces Policía Armada
linked to: Guardia Civil
Canary Islands waters patrolledBy Spanish Coast Guard
linked to: Guardia Civil
Marines (Spanish Navy) notableUnit Unidad de Seguridad de Canarias
subject linked to: Marines
linked to: Guardia Civil
Asturian miners' strike of 1934 opponent Civil Guard
linked to: Guardia Civil
Battle of Jenkins' Ear (incident) conflictBetween Spanish coast guard
linked to: Guardia Civil
Guardia Civil nativeName Guardia Civil
Guardia Civil nativeName Guardia Civil Española
linked to: Guardia Civil
Guardia Civil hasUnit Agrupación de Tráfico de la Guardia Civil
linked to: Guardia Civil
Guardia Civil hasUnit Servicio Marítimo de la Guardia Civil
linked to: Guardia Civil
Guardia Civil hasUnit Servicio Aéreo de la Guardia Civil
linked to: Guardia Civil
Commander of the Civil Guard appliesTo Civil Guard
linked to: Guardia Civil
Commander of the Civil Guard appliesTo Spanish Civil Guard
linked to: Guardia Civil
Commander of the Civil Guard authorityOver Civil Guard units
linked to: Guardia Civil
Palacio de la Moncloa security protected by Guardia Civil
linked to: Guardia Civil
Robert Jenkins victimOf Spanish coast guards
linked to: Guardia Civil
Mossos d'Esquadra cooperatesWith Guardia Civil
2017 Catalan independence referendum policeInterventionBy Civil Guard (Spain)
linked to: Guardia Civil
Dictatorship of Primo de Rivera securityApparatus Civil Guard
linked to: Guardia Civil
Guardia de Asalto distinguishedFrom Guardia Civil