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Civil Guard (Philippines)

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The Guardia Civil had the power to impose penalties for infringements of law and local ordinances. They could arrest people upon suspicion alone, and the Spanish colonial government did not bar the Guardia Civil from using torture techniques in interrogation processes. They could also kill suspects
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The Guardia Civil in the Philippines followed closely the organisation of the metropolitan institution. Officers were drawn from the regular Spanish army. Under normal conditions, they formed patrols consisting of two men. Larger detachments were organized for operations such as the suppression of
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named Tarsilo was allegedly tortured to death by the Guardia Civil. In that same part of the book, it is recorded that another certain fictional character named Andong Sintó-sintó was allegedly sent to the capital, Manila, to be imprisoned for merely picking bananas for supper.
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force of Manila. This organization began with 37 officers and 322 men as of July 11, 1872. By 1898, it had 14 officers and 325 men.
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in the Philippines had a size of three divisions or more than 3,600 men. Two were stationed in Luzon and the third in the Visayas.
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is allegedly held up, hit and taken to prison by an officer of the Guardia Civil for failing to show his
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was introduced to the Philippines by the Spanish colonial government in 1868, during the term of
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In terms of the alleged interrogation process, Rizal describes in the 57th chapter of
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During the Huk Rebellion, there were anti-guerrilla militiamen known as civil guards.
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The alleged fictional works of the Guardia Civil can also be witnessed in
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bandit groups. By 1897, the force had 155 Spanish officers.
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division 1,200 men (1868), three divisions 3,685 men (1897)
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designated its lowest-ranking members as civil guards.
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Defunct law enforcement agencies of the Philippines
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Index


Captaincy General of the Philippines
King of Spain
Spanish Empire
Spanish Army
Gendarmerie
Law enforcement
Spanish Civil Guard
Spanish Army
Manila
Luzon
Visayas
Philippine Revolution
Spanish–American War

Spanish
[ˈɡwaɾðjasiˈβilenlasfiliˈpinas]
Spanish Civil Guard
Captaincy General of the Philippines
Spanish Army
Spanish–American War
Philippine–American War
American occupational government
Philippine Constabulary
Governor-General
Carlos María de la Torre y Navacerrada
criollo
indios
Philippine Revolution
Rafael Izquierdo y Gutiérrez

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