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Roma, Museo Storico dell'Arma, uno scorcio del Salone d'Onore allestito per la mostra "la Musica e l'Arma".

The Band of the Guardia civil

he Spanish Guardia Civil, which was found- and the Guardia Civil, two Guardia Civil military
ed in 1844, recruited musicians coming bands were created: one belonging to the Mobile
T from the infantry and cavalry units. On 19 Battalion of Madrid and the other one belonging
November 1859, the presence of a music band to the Guardia Civil Cadet School of Valdemoro.
together with a Guardia Civil cadet company was In 1965, there were two Guardia Civil bands: one of
noticed during a marching parade in Madrid. about 75 musicians and another one of 50 performers.
So, it seems that a music band had already been Between 2004 and 2006 the two bands were merged
established in that period and existed till 1941 into the Guardia Civil music band: the orchestra of the
when, following the merging of the Spanish Car- Guardia Civil Corps.
abineros (frontier guards and customs officials)