Civil Guard
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| Founders | Francisco Javier Giron, 2nd Duke of Ahumada |
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| Founded | Spain |
| Headquarters location | Madrid, Spain |
| Motto | El honor es mi divisa; (Honour is my badge) |
| Patron | Our Lady of the Pillar |
| Jurisdiction | Spain |
| Guatemala | |
| Employe | 85,426 total and 77,223 active |
| Headquart | Calle de Guzman el Bueno |
| Madrid | |
| Spain | |
| Agenc execut | Maria Gamez Gamez |
| Elect offic respons | Fernando Grande-Marlaska, Minister of the Interior |
| General natur | Gendarmerie |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 2462372 |
About Civil Guard
The Civil Guard is the oldest law enforcement agency in Spain and is one of two national police forces. As a national gendarmerie force, it is military in nature and is responsible for civil policing under the authority of both the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Defence.
Spain floods: Boy survives by clinging to tree overnight
... Spain s Civil Guard said the boy s mother and sister had been found, but rescue services were still looking for his father...
Magaluf: Men suspected of gang-raping British teen were not all friends
... " Of the eight [suspects], some knew each other, they weren t all strangers, " said a spokesman for the Civil Guard...
La Palma: Thousands evacuated as Canary Island wildfire burns
... " The Civil Guard comes here and wants to force you to leave your home, " he said...
Tributes to Carlisle footballer who died in Ibiza fall
... An investigation, which is being led by the Civil Guard...
Salto de Castro: Spanish village on sale for €260,000
... They include 44 homes, a hotel, a church, a school, a municipal swimming pool and even a barracks building that used to house the Civil Guard...
Ukrainian sailor in Majorca tried to sink yacht of Russian boss
... He was arrested by Civil Guard officers on Saturday and later released on bail...
Costa del Sol: Man and two children who drowned at resort named
... Because the pool is a very small one, lifeguards were not necessary so there were none present, a spokesman for the Spanish Civil Guard told the BBC...
Ukrainian sailor in Majorca tried to sink yacht of Russian boss
A Ukrainian sailor has admitted trying to sink a yacht owned by The Head of a Russian State arms firm, in retaliation for The Invasion of Ukraine.
The 48m (157ft) Lady Anastasia, which belongs to Rosoboronexport director general Alexander Mikheev , was docked in Majorca in Spain when The Mechanic opened valves in its engine room.
He was arrested by Civil Guard officers on Saturday and later released on bail.
He told a judge that he regretted nothing and would do it again.
The Man said he tried to scuttle Mr Mikheev's yacht after watching news reports from Ukraine on the television,
" There was a video of a helicopter attack on a building in Kyiv, "
" They were attacking innocents. "
On Saturday, leaving a hole covering at least five floors.
There was no immediate comment from Mr Mikheev or Rosoboronexport, which exports Russian defence products, including tanks, fighting vehicles, aircraft, ships, weapons and ammunition.
Russia attacks Ukraine: More coverageSource of news: bbc.com
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