Guardia Civil (Spain)
See
Guardia Civil
for other meanings of the phrase
The
Guardia Civil
is a
Spanish
police
force with both military and civilian functions. It was founded in
1844
by Queen
Isabel II of Spain
after the
First Carlist War
to assure the occupation in the newly created border zone at the
Pyrenees
. It is similar to the
Italian
Carabinieri
and
French Gendarmerie
. Since its membership is considered military, they are not permitted to join
trade unions
, unlike the parallel
National Police
.
External link
Official web page
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