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Law enforcement in Spain is carried out by numerous organizations, not all of which operate in the same areas. The Guardia Civil (Civil Guard) is the national gendarmerie force and therefore has a military status. It patrols the entire national territory (including highways and ports), except for those areas that belong to the National Police ...
The National Police Corps (Spanish: Cuerpo Nacional de Policía, CNP; [ˈkweɾpo naθjoˈnal de poliˈθi.a]; also known simply as the National Police, Policía Nacional) [1] is the national civilian police force of Spain. The CNP is mainly responsible for policing urban areas, whilst rural policing is generally the responsibility of the Civil ...
The Guardia Civil as a police force, has had additional tasks given to it in addition to its traditional role. The Spanish Civil Guard patrol ship Rio Segura moored in Dakar, Senegal, during the counternarcotics and proliferation exercise Saharan Express on March 8, 2014. It is the largest police force in Spain, in terms of area served.
The Marine Police was thus restructured and renamed as the Police Coast Guard, one of the few law enforcement organizations in the world to combine water policing and coast guard duties while remaining as a policing unit. It operates primarily as a law enforcement agency, with secondary responsibilities in search and rescue.
Mossos d'Esquadra. The Mossos d'Esquadra (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈmosuz ðəsˈkwaðɾə]; English: Police Squad), also known as the Policia de la Generalitat de Catalunya and informally as Mossos, is the autonomous police force in Catalonia. They trace their origins back to squads formed in 1719.
https://www.lawebdelgeo.es. The Grupo Especial de Operaciones (GEO, Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxeo]; English: Special Group of Operations, GEO), is the police tactical unit of Spain's National Police Corps. [1] The GEO has response capabilities and is responsible for VIP protection duties, as well as countering and responding to terrorism.
The first city police force formed by the mayor of Madrid was founded in 1561, the same year as the establishment of the royal court in Madrid by Philip II. In 1743 the Alguacil enacted regulations describing the group's functions and duties. In the past, the local police were primarily composed of military people who were wounded during the war.
Ertzaintza Headquarters in Vitoria-Gasteiz. The Ertzaintza (Basque: [erts̻aints̻a], English: Public Guard or People's Guard) is the autonomous police force for the Basque Country, largely replacing the Spanish Policía Nacional (National Police) and Guardia Civil (Civil Guard). An Ertzaintza member is called an ertzaina (IPA: [erts̻aɲa]).