The (lit. "customs officers") were a special military force created by

Tomás de Zumalacárregui Tomás de Zumalacárregui e Imaz (Basque: Tomas Zumalakarregi Imatz; 29 December 178824 June 1835), known among his troops as "Uncle Tomás", was a Spanish Basque officer who lead the Carlist faction as Captain general of the Army during the Firs ...

during the

First Carlist War The First Carlist War was a civil war in Spain from 1833 to 1840, the first of three Carlist Wars. It was fought between two factions over the succession to the throne and the nature of the Spanish monarchy: the conservative and devolutionist ...

. They were entrusted with the levying of revenue for various consumer goods. During the first years of the war, they prohibited the export and import of goods to isolated barracks and fortified villages that had sided with the Liberal ( Isabeline) cause. The aduaneros' uniform included

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pants, jacket, and vest; a flesh-colored corset; blue

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with white tassel; gray cloak; and , a sort of light sandal made of hemp. Their weapons included a

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and

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. Mariano José de Larra wrote a satirical article about them called ("No one can pass without speaking first with the doorman").

Sources

* Álbum de las tropas carlistas del ejército del norte. Madrid, sin fecha. (184?) * Juan Antonio Zaratiegui. Vida y hechos de don Tomás de Zumalacárregui. San Sebastián, 1946. *

C.F. Henningsen Charles Frederick Henningsen (1815 – 14 June 1877) was a Belgian-American writer, mercenary, filibuster, and munitions expert. He participated in revolutions and civil wars in Spain, Circassia, Hungary, Nicaragua, and the United States. Ea ...

. Campaña de doce meses en

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y las Provincias Vascongadas con el General Zumalacárregui. Madrid 1935 * Diario de Guerra del Teniente General D. José Ignacio de Uranga. (1834-1838). San Sebastián 1959. First Carlist War Military units and formations of Spain Military history of Spain Carlism Year of establishment missing Year of disestablishment missing Military units and formations established in the 1830s Military units and formations disestablished in the 1830s 1830s establishments in Spain 1830s disestablishments in Spain {{Spain-mil-stub