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The ''Carabineros'' was an armed carabiniers force of Spain whose mission was to patrol the coasts and borders of the country operating against fraud and smuggling. It was established in 1829 and it lasted until 1940 when it was summarily disbanded and merged with the Guardia Civil.〔(''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 )〕 The motto of the ''Carabineros'' was: ''Moralidad, lealtad, valor y disciplina''. They were present in all the Spanish land borders, in the maritime provinces and in Madrid. Their uniform was greyish green. Among the notable commanders José Olaguer Feliú (1923-1927), José María Galán and Gonzalo Queipo de Llano (1934-1936) may be mentioned. In 1936, during the Spanish Second Republic, there were 16,096 ''Carabineros''. It was one of the units of law enforcement where the 1936 coup of the pro-Fascist generals found the least support. After Spain became divided in two, more than two thirds of the members of the corps remained loyal to the government of the Republic standing against the Francoist rebels.〔Alejandro de Quesada, ''The Spanish Civil War 1936–39 (2): Republican Forces'', p. 36〕〔Henry Buckley & Paul Preston, ''The Life and Death of the Spanish Republic: A Witness to the Spanish Civil War'', I.B.Tauris, 2013 ISBN 9781780769318〕 Owing to their proven loyalty, during the Spanish Civil War the carabineros formed an elite unit and were integrated into the mixed brigades of the Republican Army.〔Carlos Engel (1999); ''Historia de las Brigadas Mixtas del Ejército Popular de la República,'' p. 194, 221 and 225〕 == History == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Carabineros」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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