Mexican Constitution of 1824

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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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitution
founding document
abolished monarchical form of government in Mexico
alsoKnownAs Federal Constitution of the United Mexican States of 1824
country Mexico
createdOffice Vice President of the United Mexican States
createdState State of Chiapas
State of Chihuahua
State of Coahuila y Tejas
linked to: Coahuila y Tejas

State of Durango
State of Guanajuato
State of Jalisco
linked to: Jalisco

State of Mexico
State of Michoacán
State of Nuevo León
linked to: Nuevo León

State of Oaxaca
State of Puebla
linked to: Puebla

State of Querétaro
linked to: Querétaro

State of San Luis Potosí
linked to: San Luis Potosí

State of Sonora y Sinaloa
linked to: Sonora

State of Tamaulipas
linked to: Tamaulipas

State of Veracruz
linked to: Veracruz

State of Yucatán
State of Zacatecas
linked to: Zacatecas
createdTerritory Alta California Territory
Baja California Territory
linked to: Baja California

Colima Territory
Islas Marianas y Carolinas Territory
Santa Fe de Nuevo México Territory
Tlaxcala Territory
linked to: Tlaxcala
dateAdopted 1824-10-04
declaredOfficialReligion Roman Catholicism
definedSovereigntyAs residing essentially in the nation
definedTerritorialUnitsAs states
territories
draftedByBody Constituent Congress of 1823–1824
established First Mexican Republic
establishedBranch executive branch
judicial branch
legislative branch
establishedCapital Mexico City
followedBy Constitution of 1857
Siete Leyes
governmentFormEstablished federal republic
guaranteed division of powers
representative government
headOfGovernmentTitleCreated President of the United Mexican States
linked to: President of Mexico
headOfStateTitleCreated President of the United Mexican States
historicalEra post-independence Mexico
inspiredBy Cádiz Constitution of 1812
United States Constitution
language Spanish
legalSystemInfluence civil law tradition
legislatureType bicameral legislature
limitedMonarchy true
locationOfDrafting Mexico City
lowerHouse Chamber of Deputies
officialName Constitución Federal de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos de 1824
politicalSystem federal system
precededBy Constitution of Apatzingán
Plan of Iguala
Treaties of Córdoba
prohibited practice of any religion other than Roman Catholicism
recognizedReligion Roman Catholicism
restrictedSuffrageTo male citizens meeting property or income requirements
shortName Constitution of 1824
subjectOf Mexican constitutional history
suspendedBy Siete Leyes
timePeriodInForce 1824-1835
tookEffectOn 1824-10-04
upperHouse Senate of the Republic

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Legislature of California under Mexican rule operatedUnder Mexican Constitution of 1824
Mexican Constitution of 1824 officialName Constitución Federal de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos de 1824
linked to: Mexican Constitution of 1824
Mexican Constitution of 1824 shortName Constitution of 1824
linked to: Mexican Constitution of 1824
Mexican Constitution of 1824 alsoKnownAs Federal Constitution of the United Mexican States of 1824
linked to: Mexican Constitution of 1824
Siete Leyes replaced Constitución Federal de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos de 1824
linked to: Mexican Constitution of 1824
Mexican Congress establishedBy Constitution of 1824 (Mexico)
linked to: Mexican Constitution of 1824
First Mexican Republic constitution Federal Constitution of the United Mexican States of 1824
linked to: Mexican Constitution of 1824
First Mexican Republic establishedBy Federal Constitution of the United Mexican States of 1824
linked to: Mexican Constitution of 1824
Constitution of the Republic of Texas (1836) inspiredBy Constitution of Mexico (1824)
linked to: Mexican Constitution of 1824
Siete Leyes replaced Constitución Federal de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos de 1824
linked to: Mexican Constitution of 1824
Constitution of Apatzingán supersededBy Federal Constitution of the United Mexican States of 1824
linked to: Mexican Constitution of 1824
Coahuila y Tejas establishedBy Constitution of Mexico of 1824
linked to: Mexican Constitution of 1824
Leyes Constitucionales de 1836 replaced Constitución Federal de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos de 1824
linked to: Mexican Constitution of 1824
Leyes Constitucionales de 1836 precededBy Constitución Federal de 1824
linked to: Mexican Constitution of 1824
Cádiz Constitution of 1812 influenced Mexican Constitution of 1824
Guadalupe Victoria signed Federal Constitution of the United Mexican States of 1824
linked to: Mexican Constitution of 1824
Leyes Constitucionales de la República Mexicana replaces Constitución Federal de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos de 1824
linked to: Mexican Constitution of 1824
Leyes Constitucionales de la República Mexicana follows Constitución Federal de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos de 1824
linked to: Mexican Constitution of 1824
Congress of Coahuila y Tejas constitutionalBasis Mexican federal constitution of 1824
linked to: Mexican Constitution of 1824
Acta Constitutiva y de Reformas de 1847 reestablishedDocument Constitución Federal de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos de 1824
linked to: Mexican Constitution of 1824
Constitution of 1824 officialName Constitución Federal de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos de 1824
linked to: Mexican Constitution of 1824
Constitution of 1824 shortName Mexican Constitution of 1824
Abolition of slavery in Mexico relatedTo Mexican Constitution of 1824
Senate of the First Mexican Republic governingDocument Constitution of 1824 (Mexico)
subject linked to: Senate
linked to: Mexican Constitution of 1824
Senate of the First Mexican Republic legalBasis Constitution of the United Mexican States of 1824
subject linked to: Senate
linked to: Mexican Constitution of 1824