Spanish Constitution

E36887

constitution supreme law

The Spanish Constitution is the supreme legal framework of Spain, establishing the country's democratic system, separation of powers, and fundamental rights and freedoms.

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All labels observed (15)

Label	Occurrences
Spanish Constitution of 1978	46
Spanish Constitution canonical	16
Constitution of Spain	4
Constitución Española de 1978	3
Constitución española de 1978	2
Title II of the Spanish Constitution	2
Title III of the Spanish Constitution	2
Constitución Española	1
Spanish Constitution of 1931	1
Spanish constitutional law	1
Spanish constitutional order	1
Title IV of the Spanish Constitution	1
Title IV of the Spanish Constitution of 1978	1
Title IX of the Spanish Constitution	1
Title VIII of the Spanish Constitution	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T282589 — 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: Spanish Constitution
Context triple: [Spanish Army, allegiance, Spanish Constitution]

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. 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.
C. Constitution of Cuba
The Constitution of Cuba is the supreme legal document that defines the socialist political system, structure of government, and rights and duties of citizens in the Republic of Cuba.
D. 1976 Portuguese Constitution
The 1976 Portuguese Constitution is the democratic charter that established Portugal’s post-dictatorship political system, enshrining civil liberties, social rights, and a semi-presidential framework after the Carnation Revolution.
E. French Constitution of 1791
The French Constitution of 1791 was the first written constitution of France, establishing a constitutional monarchy that limited the powers of the king and restructured the state during the French Revolution.
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: Spanish Constitution
Target entity description: The Spanish Constitution is the supreme legal framework of Spain, establishing the country's democratic system, separation of powers, and fundamental rights and freedoms.

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. 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.
C. Constitution of Cuba
The Constitution of Cuba is the supreme legal document that defines the socialist political system, structure of government, and rights and duties of citizens in the Republic of Cuba.
D. 1976 Portuguese Constitution
The 1976 Portuguese Constitution is the democratic charter that established Portugal’s post-dictatorship political system, enshrining civil liberties, social rights, and a semi-presidential framework after the Carnation Revolution.
E. French Constitution of 1791
The French Constitution of 1791 was the first written constitution of France, establishing a constitutional monarchy that limited the powers of the king and restructured the state during the French Revolution.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (62)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constitution ⓘ supreme law ⓘ
1992AmendmentSubject	voting rights of European Union citizens in municipal elections ⓘ
2011AmendmentSubject	budgetary stability and public debt limit ⓘ
amended	1992 ⓘ 2011 ⓘ
approvedBy	Cortes Generales ⓘ Spanish people in referendum ⓘ
contains	Title I: Fundamental Rights and Duties ⓘ Title II: The Crown ⓘ Cortes Generales ⓘ surface form: Title III: The Cortes Generales Title IV: Government and Administration ⓘ Title VI: Judicial Power ⓘ Title VIII: Territorial Organization of the State ⓘ
country	Spain ⓘ
createsInstitution	Constitutional Court of Spain ⓘ
dateOfAdoption	1978-10-31 ⓘ
dateOfEntryIntoForce	1978-12-29 ⓘ
dateOfPromulgation	1978-12-27 ⓘ
dateOfReferendum	1978-12-06 ⓘ
declares	indissoluble unity of the Spanish Nation ⓘ non-confessional state ⓘ
definesFormOfGovernment	parliamentary monarchy ⓘ
definesStateAs	social and democratic state, subject to the rule of law ⓘ
draftedBy	Cortes Generales ⓘ surface form: Spanish Cortes Constituyentes
establishes	democratic system of Spain ⓘ separation of powers in Spain ⓘ
executiveHead	President of the Government ⓘ
guarantees	fundamental rights and freedoms ⓘ
hasPreamble	yes ⓘ
headOfState	King of Spain ⓘ
historicalContext	Spanish transition to democracy ⓘ
inspiredBy	democratic and social constitutionalism of Western Europe ⓘ
judicialOrgan	General Council of the Judiciary ⓘ
language	Spanish ⓘ
legalStatus	supreme legal framework of Spain ⓘ
legislativeBody	Cortes Generales ⓘ
lowerHouse	Congreso de los Diputados ⓘ
numberOfArticles	169 ⓘ
numberOfTitles	11 ⓘ
officialName	Spanish Constitution self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Constitución Española
officialReligion	none ⓘ
preambleMentions	Spain ⓘ surface form: Spanish Nation justice ⓘ liberty ⓘ promotion of the common good ⓘ security ⓘ
predecessor	Spanish Constitution self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Spanish Constitution of 1931
recognizes	freedom of assembly ⓘ freedom of association ⓘ freedom of expression ⓘ freedom of ideology ⓘ freedom of religion ⓘ freedom of worship ⓘ right to autonomy of nationalities and regions ⓘ right to education ⓘ right to private property ⓘ right to strike ⓘ right to unionize ⓘ
regulates	Spanish State of Autonomies ⓘ surface form: autonomous communities of Spain
replaced	Francoist fundamental laws ⓘ
upperHouse	Senado ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (83)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Spanish Army → allegiance → Spanish Constitution ⓘ

Spanish Air Force → allegiance → Spanish Constitution ⓘ

Cortes Generales → constitutionalBasis → Spanish Constitution ⓘ