Constitution of Apatzingán

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historical constitution insurgent charter legal document

The Constitution of Apatzingán was an early 1814 insurgent charter drafted during Mexico’s War of Independence that outlined a republican, liberal framework and is considered a key precursor to the country’s later national constitutions.

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Label	Occurrences
Constitution of Apatzingán canonical	5
Constitución de Apatzingán	3
Constitución de Apatzingán de 1814	1
Constitution of Apatzingán (1814)	1
Drafting of the Constitution of Apatzingán	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T343715 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Constitution of Apatzingán
Context triple: [Mexican Constitution of 1824, precededBy, Constitution of Apatzingán]

A. Mexican Constitution of 1824
The Mexican Constitution of 1824 was the founding federal charter of the First Mexican Republic, establishing a U.S.-style federal system and defining the political structure and powers of the national and state governments.
B. Political Constitution of the United Mexican States
The Political Constitution of the United Mexican States is the supreme legal framework that establishes Mexico’s federal structure, government institutions, and fundamental rights of its citizens.
C. Law on the National Arms, Flag, and Anthem of Mexico
The Law on the National Arms, Flag, and Anthem of Mexico is a federal statute that defines the characteristics, proper use, and protection of Mexico’s national symbols.
D. Constitution of the Republic of Texas (1836)
The Constitution of the Republic of Texas (1836) was the founding legal charter that established Texas as an independent republic, outlining its governmental structure, civil rights, and legal framework following its separation from Mexico.
E. Constitution of Chile
The Constitution of Chile is the supreme legal framework that defines the structure, powers, and limits of the Chilean state and guarantees the fundamental rights of its citizens.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Constitution of Apatzingán
Target entity description: The Constitution of Apatzingán was an early 1814 insurgent charter drafted during Mexico’s War of Independence that outlined a republican, liberal framework and is considered a key precursor to the country’s later national constitutions.

A. Mexican Constitution of 1824
The Mexican Constitution of 1824 was the founding federal charter of the First Mexican Republic, establishing a U.S.-style federal system and defining the political structure and powers of the national and state governments.
B. Political Constitution of the United Mexican States
The Political Constitution of the United Mexican States is the supreme legal framework that establishes Mexico’s federal structure, government institutions, and fundamental rights of its citizens.
C. Law on the National Arms, Flag, and Anthem of Mexico
The Law on the National Arms, Flag, and Anthem of Mexico is a federal statute that defines the characteristics, proper use, and protection of Mexico’s national symbols.
D. Constitution of the Republic of Texas (1836)
The Constitution of the Republic of Texas (1836) was the founding legal charter that established Texas as an independent republic, outlining its governmental structure, civil rights, and legal framework following its separation from Mexico.
E. Constitution of Chile
The Constitution of Chile is the supreme legal framework that defines the structure, powers, and limits of the Chilean state and guarantees the fundamental rights of its citizens.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical constitution ⓘ insurgent charter ⓘ legal document ⓘ
author	Andrés Quintana Roo ⓘ Carlos María de Bustamante ⓘ José Manuel de Herrera ⓘ
basedOn	Sentimientos de la Nación ⓘ
category	Mexican War of Independence documents ⓘ Mexican constitutional history ⓘ
country	Mexico ⓘ
dateAdopted	1814-10-22 ⓘ
declaredIndependenceFrom	Spanish Empire ⓘ
draftedBy	Congress of Anáhuac ⓘ linked to: Congress of Chilpancingo Congress of Chilpancingo ⓘ
establishedBranchOfGovernment	executive ⓘ judicial ⓘ legislative ⓘ
executiveStructure	three-person executive ⓘ
governmentFormEstablished	republic ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Mexican War of Independence ⓘ
historicalSignificance	first constitutional text of the Mexican insurgent movement ⓘ precursor to later Mexican national constitutions ⓘ
inspiredBy	Constitution of Cádiz ⓘ linked to: Cádiz Constitution of 1812 French revolutionary constitutional ideas ⓘ United States Constitution ⓘ
language	Spanish ⓘ
legalStatusAtTime	not fully implemented ⓘ
numberOfPowers	3 ⓘ
placeAdopted	Apatzingán ⓘ Michoacán ⓘ Viceroyalty of New Spain ⓘ
politicalOrientation	liberal ⓘ republican ⓘ
principalAuthor	José María Morelos y Pavón ⓘ
recognizedPrinciple	national sovereignty ⓘ popular sovereignty ⓘ representative government ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ
recognizedRight	due process ⓘ equality before the law ⓘ freedom of expression ⓘ property rights ⓘ security of persons and property ⓘ
religionDeclared	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
religionStatus	official and exclusive religion ⓘ
shortName	Decreto Constitucional de Apatzingán ⓘ linked to: Decreto Constitucional para la Libertad de la América Mexicana
supersededBy	Federal Constitution of the United Mexican States of 1824 ⓘ linked to: Mexican Constitution of 1824
title	Decreto Constitucional para la Libertad de la América Mexicana ⓘ

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