Colonial Guard of Spanish Guinea | |
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Guardia Colonial de la Guinea Española | |
Active | 1908–1968 |
Country | Kingdom of Spain (1908–1931) Spanish Republic (1931–1936) Francoist Spain (1936–1968) |
Type | Gendarmerie |
Role | Maintenance of public order |
Size | 430 personnel (1908) |
Headquarters | Santa Isabel (now Malabo) |
Nickname(s) | Colonial Guard African Colonial Guard |
Engagements | Spanish Civil War |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Lieutenant colonel Luis Serrano Maranges |
The Colonial Guard of Spanish Guinea (Spanish: Guardia Colonial de la Guinea Española) or "Colonial Guard" (Spanish: Guardia Colonial) and "African Colonial Guard" (Spanish: Guardia Colonial Africana) was a body that performed military, law enforcement and customs duties in Spanish Guinea, and garrisoned the colony from the early 20th century until the independence of Equatorial Guinea in 1968.