| Civil Guard Guardia Civil | |
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| Abbreviation | GC[a] |
| Motto | El Honor es su divisa[1][b] Honor is its badge |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | December 31, 1873 |
| Dissolved | December 6, 1988[c] |
| Superseding agency | National Police of Peru |
| Employees | 30,000 (1980)[4] |
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| Operations jurisdiction | Peru |
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| Overseen by | Ministry of the Interior |
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The Civil Guard (Spanish: Guardia Civil; [ˈɡwaɾðja siˈβil]) was the main preventive police force of Peru until its dissolution in 1988. As a national gendarmerie force, it was responsible for civil policing under the authority of the Ministry of the Interior,[d] while investigative work was carried out by the Peruvian Investigative Police.[5] It was also supported at times by the Republican Guard. During its dissolution process, it became known as the General Police (Spanish: Policía General) until its formal integration into the National Police of Peru in 1991.[3] The corps is colloquially known as the benemérita (reputable).[2]
It was modelled after the Spanish Civil Guard, which assisted in its formation.[6]
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- ^ Ortiz Bisso, Pedro (2016-07-23). "Que el honor vuelva a ser su divisa". El Comercio.
- ^ a b Rubio Piquero, Adolfo (2010-07-13). "Como en la Madre Patria". El Diario Montañés.
- ^ a b "Reseña Histórica". National Police of Peru.
- ^ "Conflictos entre el Gobierno peruano y la Guardia Civil de ese país". El País. 1980-09-06.
- ^ Ley Orgánica de la Guardia Civil del Perú (PDF) (in Spanish). Government of Peru. 1969.
- ^ Acosta Rodríguez, Roberto (1970). "Presencia de la Guardia Civil en Hispanoamérica: apuntes históricos de la Guardia Civil en Perú". Revista de Estudios Históricos de la Guardia Civil (in Spanish) (5). Spain: 23–48. ISSN 0210-038X.