General Police Corps Cuerpo General de Policía | |
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Abbreviation | CGP |
Agency overview | |
Formed | 8 March 1941 |
Preceding agency | |
Dissolved | 4 December 1978 |
Superseding agency | Cuerpo Superior de Policía |
Employees | 8,200 est. 1968[1] |
Jurisdictional structure | |
National agency | Francoist Spain |
Operations jurisdiction | Francoist Spain |
Governing body | Ministry of Governance |
General nature | |
Operational structure | |
Overseen by | Directorate General of Security |
Headquarters | Madrid |
The General Police Corps (Spanish: Cuerpo General de Policía, CGP) was a law enforcement force of Spain established by the Francoist regime in 1941 to conduct criminal investigation and enforce political repression. They should not be confused with the Armed Police Corps, which was responsible for the maintenance of public order.