Royal Guard (Spain)
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The Royal Guard is an independent regiment of the Spanish Armed Forces that is dedicated to the protection of the King of Spain and members of the Spanish royal family. It is currently composed of 1,5
King of Castile Ferdinand V being escorted by the Royal Guard during the swearing of the Fueros in Guernica in 1476 as Lord of Biscay
Lt Gen José Cavalcanti in the uniform of commandant-general of the Corps of Royal Guards Halberdiers (reign of Alfonso XIII)
King Juan Carlos I inspecting the Royal Guard during the 2009 Pascua Militar
Royal Guards at the main entrance of the Palacio Real
Guardia Mora
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The Guardia Mora, officially the Guardia de Su Excelencia el Generalísimo was Francisco Franco's personal ceremonial escort. It was formed in February 1937 from Moroccan personnel drawn from the Guard
Royal Guard (Spain)
…the Guards Regiment of HE the Generalissimo (Regimiento de la Guardia de S.E. el Generalísimo), was activated, which included a mounted squadron (the Guardia Mora) which was first raised from surplus personnel of the Regulares. After several reorganizations, the unit would last until Franco's death as a combined…
The Guardia Mora of Francisco Franco between 1936 and 1939
The Guardia Mora escorts Italian Count Ciano and The Count of Jordana in San Sebastián, 12 July 1939.
Dictator Franco, escorted by the Guardia Mora and cheered by the crowd, arrives by car to Valladolid Cathedral. September 1939