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Directorate-General of the Police

Spanish Ministry of the Interior component to command civil police forces
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Directorate-General of the Police

Summary

Directorate-General of the Police is a General directorate[1]. It draws 43 Wikipedia views per month (general_directorate category, ranking #2 of 3).[2]

Key Facts

  • Directorate-General of the Police received the Gold Plate of the Royal Order of Sports Merit[3].
  • Directorate-General of the Police is in the country of Spain[4].
  • Directorate-General of the Police's instance of is recorded as General directorate[5].
  • Directorate-General of the Police's headquarters location is recorded as Calle de Miguel Ángel, Madrid[6].
  • Directorate-General of the Police's child organization or unit is recorded as National Police Corps of Spain[7].
  • May 19, 1979 marks the founding of Directorate-General of the Police[8].
  • Directorate-General of the Police's parent organization or unit is recorded as Secretariat of State for Security[9].
  • Directorate-General of the Police's official website is recorded as https://www.policia.es/[10].
  • Directorate-General of the Police's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as Spain[11].
  • Directorate-General of the Police's replaces is recorded as General Directorate of Security (Spain)[12].
  • Directorate-General of the Police's position held by head of the organization is recorded as Q66759001[13].

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Founding

May 19, 1979 marks the founding of Directorate-General of the Police[8].

Operations

Directorate-General of the Police's headquarters location is recorded as Calle de Miguel Ángel, Madrid[6]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Secretariat of State for Security[9]. Its child organization or unit is recorded as National Police Corps of Spain[7].

Recognition

Directorate-General of the Police received the Gold Plate of the Royal Order of Sports Merit[3].

Why It Matters

Directorate-General of the Police draws 43 Wikipedia views per month (general_directorate category, ranking #2 of 3).[2]

FAQs

What awards did Directorate-General of the Police receive?

Honors received include Gold Plate of the Royal Order of Sports Merit[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . boe.es. Retrieved . boe.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 8w ago · Olea · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Start time → +2011-12-31T00:00:00Z
    Part of → Q6123218
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  2. 8w ago · Olea · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → https://www.policia.es/
    Native label → Dirección General de la Policía
    National library of spain spmabn id (bne v1.0) → XX120257
    Dir3 id → E04931201
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