Guarda Real da Polícia

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Guarda Real da Polícia was a historical Portuguese royal police guard corps that served as a militarized security and law enforcement force under the monarchy.

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Label Occurrences
Guarda Real da Polícia canonical 1

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf law enforcement agency
military police force
royal guard
appliesToJurisdiction Kingdom of Portugal
surface form: Portuguese monarchy
country Portugal
dissolutionReason political and institutional changes in Portugal
era pre-republican Portugal
function ceremonial guard duties
escort duties
policing of the capital
security of the royal court
garrison Lisbon
governmentalStatus state security force
hasCharacteristic combination of military and police functions
distinctive uniforms
hierarchical military rank structure
hasRole law enforcement
maintenance of public order
protection of royal palaces
protection of the royal family
public security
royal bodyguard
urban policing
historicalStatus predecessor of modern Portuguese public security forces
isDefunct true
isMilitarized true
isRoyal true
languageOfCommand Portuguese
locatedIn Lisbon
operatedIn Kingdom of Portugal
operationalScope internal security
protection of state institutions
partOf Portuguese Armed Forces
serviceBranch gendarmerie-type force
military police
subordinateTo Portuguese Ministry of the Kingdom
Kingdom of Portugal
surface form: Portuguese monarchy
timePeriod 19th century
typeOfOrganization uniformed corps
usedTactics foot patrols
military drill
mounted patrols
usedWeapons firearms
sabres

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National Republican Guard predecessor Guarda Real da Polícia