2024200 Years of the National Police - First Day Cover

On January 13, 1824, on the initiative of King Ferdinand VII, the Royal Decree was promulgated creating the so-called General Police of the Kingdom, historical antecedent of the police institution we all know today as the National Police. From that moment on, a single police force with a national dimension was created in Spain, laying the foundations of a modern police force with the function of "guaranteeing the good and public safety". To this end, the Police was endowed with "unity, extension and strength", recognizing it as a "benefit for civilization" and the "first guarantee of public good and happiness".