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Centro de Fotografía Histórica de la Guardia Civil

More than 200,000 historical photographs, the oldest from 1857 — and not one of them reproducible here, because the archive publishes no statement of reuse rights.

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At a glance

Name
Centro de Fotografía Histórica de la Guardia Civil
Kind
Photographic archive Run by a police service
Operator
Dirección General de la Guardia Civil
Where
Burgos, Spain
Facts last checked against sources
13 September 2026

What it preserves

A documentary and graphic collection assembled from publications, public records, Guardia Civil units, private collections and members of the public. Sixteen thousand images have been digitised. The oldest the centre holds dates from 1857.

Its police-history scope

The Guardia Civil in photographs, from 1857. The centre states its purpose as building "un fondo documental y gráfico de la Guardia Civil, para ponerlo a disposición de investigadores y del público en general".

Public access, as officially stated

Whose history this holds

Sources

  1. Centro de Fotografía Histórica de la Guardia Civil

    Dirección General de la Guardia Civil (Spain) · Archive · link verified 2026-09-13

    SCOPE: the Guardia Civil’s historical photography centre only. The Corps’ own page, read directly. Supports that the centre was established on 23 March 2023 in Burgos; that it holds more than 200,000 photographs drawn from publications, public records, Guardia Civil units, private collections and members of the public, of which 16,000 have been digitised; that the oldest image it holds dates from 1857; and that its stated purpose is to build "un fondo documental y gráfico de la Guardia Civil, para ponerlo a disposición de investigadores y del público en general". CRITICALLY, the page carries NO statement of reuse rights or licensing for any image, so nothing in this holding may be reproduced by this platform.