Carabineros

Spanish Lieutenant General, Minister of War and politician (1857-1929)

thumb|280px|Two near Benasque in the Pyrenees, 1892. thumb|280px|Former Carabineros headquarters at Xeraco, [[Valencia restored in 2011]] 200px|thumb|1929 monument to the at El Escorial. The '''''' was an armed carabiniers force of Spain under both the monarchy and the Second Republic. The formal mission of this paramilitary gendarmerie was to patrol the coasts and borders of the country, operating against fraud and smuggling. As such the performed the dual roles of frontier guards and customs officials.