# Federales

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{{Short description|Spanglish word used to denote security forces}}
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{{About|the Spanglish term for security forces|the political party|Federalist Party (Argentina)|other uses|Federale (disambiguation)}}
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'''''Federales''''' is a slang term in [English](/source/English_language) and [Spanish language](/source/Spanish_language)s referring to [security forces](/source/security_forces), particularly those of the [federal government of Mexico](/source/federal_government_of_Mexico). The term gained widespread usage by English speakers due to being popularized by films as ''[The Wild Bunch](/source/The_Wild_Bunch)'', ''[The Treasure of the Sierra Madre](/source/The_Treasure_of_the_Sierra_Madre_(film))'', ''[Guns of the Magnificent Seven](/source/Guns_of_the_Magnificent_Seven)'', ''[Blue Streak](/source/Blue_Streak_(film))'', the television drama series ''[Breaking Bad](/source/Breaking_Bad)'' and its spinoff prequel ''[Better Call Saul](/source/Better_Call_Saul)'', as well as the song "[Pancho and Lefty](/source/Pancho_and_Lefty)" by [Townes Van Zandt](/source/Townes_Van_Zandt). The term is a cognate and counterpart to the slang "[Feds](/source/Federal_law_enforcement_in_the_United_States)" in the [United States](/source/United_States).

==Law enforcement==
[[File:Policia Federal (Mexico) cars at parade.jpg|thumb|[Federal Police](/source/Federal_Police_(Mexico)) vehicles in a parade in [Tepic](/source/Tepic), [Nayarit](/source/Nayarit) (2010)]]

The term is traditionally used for certain [law enforcement agencies](/source/Law_enforcement_agency) of the [federal government of Mexico](/source/federal_government_of_Mexico), such as the [National Guard](/source/National_Guard_(Mexico)) and its predecessor, the [Federal Police](/source/Federal_Police_(Mexico)), as well as the [Federal Ministerial Police](/source/Federal_Ministerial_Police) and any of its predecessors, the [Federal Investigations Agency](/source/Federal_Ministerial_Police) and [Federal Judicial Police](/source/Federal_Judicial_Police).{{fact|date=November 2024}}

==Military==
[[File:Federales Torreón.jpg|thumb|right|Federales in [Torreón](/source/Torre%C3%B3n), [Coahuila](/source/Coahuila) {{circa}} 1914, during the presidency of [Victoriano Huerta](/source/Victoriano_Huerta).]]
Historically, "Federales" was also the common term used for the regular [Mexican Army](/source/Mexican_Army) (or [Federal Army](/source/Federal_Army)), especially during the 34-year rule of [Porfirio Díaz](/source/Porfirio_D%C3%ADaz) until 1911. In part the expression served the purpose of distinguishing centrally controlled military units from provincial militias, or the rural mounted police  ([rurales](/source/rurales)). Following Díaz's overthrow by rebel forces led by [Francisco Madero](/source/Francisco_Madero), the Federal Army remained in existence. The ''Federales'' were eventually disbanded in July and August 1914, after Madero's successor [Victoriano Huerta](/source/Victoriano_Huerta) was in turn defeated by an alliance of revolutionary forces.<ref>P. Jowett, pp.  32–41 ''The Mexican Revolution 1910–1920'', {{ISBN|1-84176-989-4}}</ref> The formal dissolution of the Federal Army was decreed by the [Teoloyucan Treaties](/source/Teoloyucan_Treaties), signed on August 13, 1914.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cultura.gob.mx/centenario-ejercito/tratados_teoloyucan.php|title=100 Aniversario del Ejército Mexicano|website=www.cultura.gob.mx|access-date=2019-07-22}}</ref>

==References==
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==See also==
* [Policia Federal](/source/Policia_Federal_(disambiguation))

Category:Federal law enforcement agencies of Mexico
Category:Mexican slang
Category:Military of Mexico

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