page_title: Military mascot
section_title: Spain
hierarchical_section_title: Military mascot / Spain
caption_attribution_description: English: Mascot of the Spanish Legion
context_page_description: Military mascot refers to a pet animal maintained by a military unit as a mascot for ceremonial purposes or as an emblem of that unit.
  It may also be referred to as a ceremonial pet or regimental mascot.
  It differs from a military animal in that it is not employed for use directly in warfare as a weapon or for transport.
context_section_description: The mascot of the Spanish Legion is a goat. It usually appears at parades, wearing a Legion cap and accompanied by a Legionnaire, alongside the legion's marker guard (gastadores) at parades and ceremonies, leading the marching troops.
caption: Mascot of the Spanish Legion (goat)
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