CIVIL GUARD EMBLEM SWEATSHIRT

The Guardia Civil (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈɡwarðja θiˈβil], Civil Guard), also known as La Benemérita (Spanish pronunciation: [la beneˈmeɾita], The Meritorious), is the Spanish gendarmerie. It has foreign peace-keeping missions and maintains military status and is the equivalent of a federal military-status police force. As a police force, the Guardia Civil is comparable today to the French Gendarmerie, the Italian Carabinieri and the Dutch Royal Marechaussee as it is part of the European Gendarmerie. The Guardia Civil uses as its leading emblem the motto "El honor es mi divisa" (Honour is my emblem) stressing its esprit de corps and pointing out the importance of honour. Their precincts are called "casa cuartel" (barrack-house) and, like other military garrisons in Spain, they appear under the motto "Todo por la patria" (Everything for the Fatherland).

Product manufactured by Insigpol.