Colonial Guard of Spanish Guinea

Colonial Guard of Spanish Guinea
Guardia Colonial de la Guinea Española
Active1908–1968
Country Kingdom of Spain
(1908–1931)
 Spanish Republic
(1931–1936)
 Francoist Spain
(1936–1968)
TypeGendarmerie
RoleMaintenance of public order
Size430 personnel (1908)
HeadquartersSanta Isabel (now Malabo)
Nickname(s)Colonial Guard
African Colonial Guard
EngagementsSpanish 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.