Cádiz Constitution of 1812

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The Cádiz Constitution of 1812 was a pioneering liberal charter enacted by Spain’s Cortes that established principles of national sovereignty, constitutional monarchy, and civil rights, influencing early 19th-century constitutions across the Spanish-speaking world.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish historical document
constitution
liberal constitution
abolished some feudal privileges
alsoKnownAs La Pepa
Spanish Constitution of 1812
appliedTo Philippines
Spanish American territories
Spanish Caribbean colonies
Spanish Empire
peninsular Spain
context Napoleonic occupation of Spain
Peninsular War
corePrinciple civil rights
freedom of the press
legal equality of citizens
national sovereignty
representative government
rule of law
separation of powers
universal male suffrage for heads of household
country Spain
dateAdopted 1812-03-19
definedCitizenship Spanish nationals in both Spain and overseas territories
definedReligionAs Roman Catholicism as state religion
establishedInstitution independent judiciary
local municipal councils (ayuntamientos)
unicameral Cortes
governmentFormEstablished constitutional monarchy
grantedRight equality before the law for Spanish citizens
freedom of the press (with limitations)
protection against arbitrary arrest
security of the person
historicalSignificance model for constitutionalism in the Spanish-speaking world
one of the earliest liberal constitutions in Europe
influenced Mexican Constitution of 1824
Portuguese Constitution of 1822
early 19th-century Spanish American constitutions
liberal movements in Latin America
liberal movements in Spain
influencedBy Enlightenment ideas
French Constitution of 1791
liberalism
initiallySuspendedBy Ferdinand VII of Spain
language Spanish
legislativeBody Cortes Generales
Cortes of Cádiz
limitedPowerOf Spanish monarchy
placeAdopted Cádiz
linked to: Cadiz
prohibited public practice of any religion other than Roman Catholicism
promulgatedBy Cortes of Cádiz
restorationPeriod 1820–1823
restoredDuring Trienio Liberal
suspensionDate 1814

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Mexican Constitution of 1824 inspiredBy Cádiz Constitution of 1812
Constitution of Apatzingán inspiredBy Constitution of Cádiz
linked to: Cádiz Constitution of 1812
Constitution Square namedAfter Constitution of Cádiz
linked to: Cádiz Constitution of 1812
Cádiz Constitution of 1812 alsoKnownAs Spanish Constitution of 1812
linked to: Cádiz Constitution of 1812
Cortes of Cádiz product Spanish Constitution of 1812
linked to: Cádiz Constitution of 1812
Congress of Chilpancingo inspiredBy Constitution of Cádiz
linked to: Cádiz Constitution of 1812
Decreto Constitucional para la Libertad de la América Mexicana inspiradoEn Constitución de Cádiz de 1812
linked to: Cádiz Constitution of 1812
Pragmatic Sanction of 1830 relatedTo Spanish Constitution of 1812
linked to: Cádiz Constitution of 1812
Constitution of 1824 inspiredBy Cádiz Constitution of 1812
Plan of the Three Guarantees inspiredBy Spanish liberal Constitution of 1812 (Cádiz Constitution)
linked to: Cádiz Constitution of 1812
La Pepa officialName Constitución de Cádiz de 1812
linked to: Cádiz Constitution of 1812
La Pepa alsoKnownAs Cádiz Constitution of 1812
La Pepa alsoKnownAs Spanish Constitution of 1812
linked to: Cádiz Constitution of 1812
Portuguese Constitution of 1822 influencedBy Spanish Constitution of 1812
linked to: Cádiz Constitution of 1812
Trienio Liberal legalBasis Spanish Constitution of 1812
linked to: Cádiz Constitution of 1812
Trienio Liberal restored Spanish Constitution of 1812
linked to: Cádiz Constitution of 1812
Malolos Congress influencedBy Spanish Constitution of 1812
linked to: Cádiz Constitution of 1812
Ordinary Cortes of 1813–1814 basedOn Spanish Constitution of 1812
linked to: Cádiz Constitution of 1812
Decree on freedom of the press (1810) relatedTo Spanish Constitution of 1812
linked to: Cádiz Constitution of 1812
Abolition of the Inquisition (1813) relatedTo Spanish Constitution of 1812
linked to: Cádiz Constitution of 1812
Diego Muñoz-Torrero notableWork Spanish Constitution of 1812
linked to: Cádiz Constitution of 1812
Regent of Spain legalBasis Constitution of Cádiz
linked to: Cádiz Constitution of 1812
Agustín Argüelles notableWork Spanish Constitution of 1812
linked to: Cádiz Constitution of 1812