Carabineros
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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.
Wikidata facts
- Has part
- carabinier
- Official name
- Cuerpo de Carabineros
- Country
- Spain
- Image
- Monumento Cuerpo Carabineros (El Escorial).jpg
- Motto
- Moralidad, Lealtad, Valor y Disciplina
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- Commons category
- Carabineros
- inception
- 1829-03-09
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1940-03-15
- replaced by
- Civil Guard
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Motto and uniforms
- Commanders
- History
- First hundred years
- Philippines
- Spanish Civil War
- Mixed brigades
- End of the war and disbandment
- References
- External links
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.
The force was established in 1829 and lasted until 1940 when it was summarily disbanded and merged with the Guardia Civil.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Carabineros” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.