| Carabineros Corps Cuerpo de Carabineros | |
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| Common name | Carabineros |
| Motto | Moralidad, lealtad, valor y disciplina Morality, loyalty, courage and discipline |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1829 |
| Dissolved | 1940 |
| Superseding agency | Guardia Civil |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| National agency | Spain |
| Operations jurisdiction | Spain |
| Governing body | Ministry of Finance |
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| Overseen by | Directorate-General of Security |
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The Carabineros 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 Carabineros 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.[1][2]
- ^ Real decreto organizando el Cuerpo de Carabineros de Costas y Fronteras para impedir el contrabando, 31 de marzo de 1829 - Gaceta de Madrid nº39, p. 153
- ^ Real decreto sobre la organización de Carabineros de Costas. Instituto, organización, personal e inspección general del Cuerpo de Carabineros de Costas y Fronteras. 2 de abril de 1829 - Gaceta de Madrid nº40, p. 157