Constitution of 1857 of Mexico

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The Constitution of 1857 of Mexico was a liberal federal charter that established individual rights, curtailed military and ecclesiastical privileges, and helped trigger the Reform War between conservatives and liberals.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legal document ⓘ
national constitution ⓘ
adoptedOn 1857-02-05 ⓘ
allowedPresidentialReelection no immediate reelection ⓘ
branchStructure separation of powers ⓘ
cameIntoForceOn 1857-09-16 ⓘ
conflictStartRelated Reform War (1857–1861) ⓘ
linked to: Reform War
containsBillOfRights yes ⓘ
country Mexico ⓘ
curtailedInstitutionalPower Mexican Army ⓘ
Roman Catholic Church in Mexico ⓘ
draftedByBody Constituent Congress of 1856–1857 ⓘ
establishedBranch executive branch ⓘ
judicial branch ⓘ
legislative branch ⓘ
establishedPrinciple federalism ⓘ
individual guarantees (garantías individuales) ⓘ
popular sovereignty ⓘ
secular state ⓘ
governmentFormEstablished federal republic ⓘ
guaranteedRight due process of law ⓘ
equality before the law ⓘ
freedom of assembly ⓘ
freedom of education ⓘ
freedom of petition ⓘ
freedom of speech ⓘ
freedom of the press ⓘ
headOfStateTitle President of the Republic ⓘ
influencedBy Constitution of the United States ⓘ
French liberal ideas of the 19th century ⓘ
liberal constitutionalism of the 19th century ⓘ
keyProponent Benito Juárez ⓘ
Ignacio Comonfort ⓘ
Melchor Ocampo ⓘ
language Spanish ⓘ
legislatureType bicameral Congress of the Union ⓘ
limitedPrivilege ecclesiastical fueros ⓘ
military fueros ⓘ
locationOfDrafting Mexico City ⓘ
officialName Constitución Política de la República Mexicana de 1857 ⓘ
opposedBy Mexican conservatives ⓘ
politicalOrientation liberal ⓘ
precededBy Constitution of 1824 of Mexico ⓘ
presidentialTermLength 4 years ⓘ
recognizedReligion freedom of religion (implicitly, through secularism and later Reform Laws) ⓘ
relatedLawPackage Leyes de Reforma ⓘ
repealedOn 1917-02-05 ⓘ
replacedBy Political Constitution of the United Mexican States of 1917 ⓘ
restricted corporate land ownership by civil corporations ⓘ
corporate land ownership by the Church ⓘ
shortName Constitution of 1857 ⓘ
supportedBy Mexican liberals ⓘ
triggeredConflict Reform War ⓘ

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Constitution 1857 National Park → namedAfter → Constitution of 1857 of Mexico ⓘ
Reform Laws → hasPart → Constitution of 1857 (Mexico) ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of 1857 of Mexico
Reform Laws → influenced → Mexican Constitution of 1917 ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of 1857 of Mexico
Margarita Maza de Juárez → supported → Constitution of 1857 (Mexico) ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of 1857 of Mexico
Constitution of 1843 of Mexico → followedBy → Federal Constitution of the United Mexican States of 1857 ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of 1857 of Mexico
Constitution of 1843 of Mexico → followedBy → Constitution of 1857 of Mexico ⓘ
Constitution Day of Mexico → relatedTo → Mexican Constitution of 1857 ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of 1857 of Mexico
Powers of the Union (Mexico) → historicalOrigin → Constitution of 1857 (Mexico) ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of 1857 of Mexico
Constitutionalist faction (early phase) → claimedLegitimacyFrom → Mexican Constitution of 1857 ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of 1857 of Mexico
liberal government of Benito Juárez → hasPart → Constitution of Mexico of 1857 (implementation and defense) ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of 1857 of Mexico
liberal government of Benito Juárez → basedOnDocument → Constitution of Mexico of 1857 ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of 1857 of Mexico
Constitution of 1857 of Mexico → officialName → Constitución Política de la República Mexicana de 1857 ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of 1857 of Mexico
Guerra de Tres Años → relacionadoCon → Constitución de 1857 ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of 1857 of Mexico
Plan de Ayutla → relatedTo → Mexican Constitution of 1857 ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of 1857 of Mexico
Ley sobre Libertad de Cultos → relacionadaCon → Constitución de 1857 ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of 1857 of Mexico
Restored Republic of Mexico → legalBasis → Constitution of Mexico of 1857 ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of 1857 of Mexico
Revolution of Ayutla → followedBy → Constitution of Mexico of 1857 ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of 1857 of Mexico
Progressive Constitutional Party → basedOnDocument → Mexican Constitution of 1857 ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of 1857 of Mexico