| Civil Guard in the Philippines | |
|---|---|
| Guardia Civil en las Filipinas | |
&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Emblem_of_the_Spanish_Civil_Guard.svg) Badge of the Spanish Civil Guard | |
| Active | 1868–1898 |
| Country |  Captaincy General of the Philippines |
| Allegiance | King of Spain Spanish Empire |
| Branch | Spanish Army |
| Type | Gendarmerie |
| Role | Law enforcement |
| Size | division 1,200 men (1868), three divisions 3,685 men (1897) |
| Part of | Spanish Civil Guard Spanish Army |
| Garrison/HQ | Manila division (headquarters), Luzon division, Visayas division |
| Motto(s) | El honor es mi divisa (Honor is my emblem) |
| Engagements | Philippine Revolution Spanish–American War |
| Insignia | |
| Abbreviation | GC |
| Monogram | &sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Monogram_of_the_Spanish_Civil_Guard_(Variant).svg) |
The Civil Guard in the Philippines (Spanish: Guardia Civil en las Filipinas, [ˈɡwaɾðja siˈβil en las filiˈpinas]) was the branch of the Spanish Civil Guard organized under the Captaincy General of the Philippines and a component of the Spanish Army. It was disbanded after the Spanish–American War. After the Philippine–American War, it was eventually replaced by the American occupational government with the Philippine Constabulary (PC).[1]
- ^ Worcester, Dean Conant (1921). The Philippines past and present, Volumes 1-2. The Macmillan Co. pp. 380–381, 1024. Retrieved August 17, 2012.