Nicanor Sen highlights the closeness, professionalism and solvency with which the Civil Guard carries out its work

• The government delegate in Castilla y León presides over the commemorative event of the 180th anniversary of the founding of the Benemérita held at the Acuartelamiento de León

May 16, 2024. The government delegate in Castilla y León, Nicanor Sen, highlighted on Thursday how, after two centuries of history, the vocation of public service and discipline remain in force within the Civil Guard, "a body that looks to the future, evolving and adapting to the new challenges and challenges facing today's society."

Sen spoke these words during the event commemorating the 180th anniversary of the founding of the Civil Guard, held in the courtyard of the El Parque de León Aqueduct, and which he presided over together with Lieutenant General Luis del Castillo Ruano with the assistance of numerous authorities.

“Your values are the faithful reflection of a body whose greatest aspiration is to be useful to Spanish society; the close, professional and solvent way in which you carry out all your tasks has made the Spanish continue to consider you one of the best valued institutions in our country,” said Sen.

The delegate recalled that the Civil Guard is a fundamental reference in the protection of Spanish society and the preservation of the democratic state, contributing with its work to turn Castilla y León into one of the safest communities in Spain.

Finally, Sen thanked the contribution of the fight for equality of the Civil Guard, “as evidenced by the fact that in 2023 the maximum historical number of women who took part in the tests for the scale of ropes and guards, which represented 31% of the candidates, was reached.”

180 YEARS OF HISTORY

The Civil Guard was created on March 28, 1844, by Royal Decree, as a special Armed Force Corps of infantry and cavalry with the denomination of Civil Guards. The responsibility of organizing this body was entrusted to the field marshal Francisco Javier Girón y Ezpeleta, second duke of Ahumada.

In response to this request, the Duke of Ahumada presented on April 20 a report on the organization of the body, which immediately repealed the first royal decree and gave rise to the publication of a new one on May 13, 1844. Today the Civil Guard is present throughout the national territory and has more than 78,000 troops and 2,000 barracks and posts.

In addition to guaranteeing compliance with the laws, ensuring the free exercise of rights and freedoms and preserving citizen security, it is also the mission of the Civil Guard to care for and help citizens through collaboration with the Civil Protection services; rescue and help in the mountains and territorial sea and, in general, any action that leads to the relief, help and protection of citizens.

The Civil Guard also has a series of specific missions, such as the control of weapons and explosives; the fiscal protection of the State; traffic on interurban roads, except in those autonomous communities that have assumed it; security in ports and airports, and the protection of nature, among others.

For the performance of all these missions, the Civil Guard is structured in more than twenty specialties, among which are the Traffic Group, and services such as Seprona, Air, Cynology, Explosives Deactivation and Nuclear, Radiological, Biological and Chemical Defense (NRBQ), Maritime and Underwater Activities, Mountain or the Fiscal Service, as well as different investigation units (Information Service and Judicial Police) and Intervention (UEI, UAR and ARS).

Currently, the Civil Guard is also present abroad, deployed in the different international missions in which it participates, as well as in advisory work and collaboration with police from other countries.