Siete Leyes

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centralist constitution constitutional reform

Siete Leyes were a series of centralist constitutional reforms enacted in Mexico in 1836 that replaced the federal system with a more centralized government structure.

Aliases (1)

Seven Laws ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	centralist constitution → constitutional reform →
abolished	federal system of 1824 Constitution → state legislatures →
aimedTo	concentrate political authority in the center →
alsoKnownAs	Leyes Constitucionales de la República Mexicana →
branchAffected	Supreme Conservative Power → executive power → judicial power → legislative power →
constitutionalOrder	Centralist Republic of Mexico →
contained	seven separate statutes →
country	Mexico →
created	Supreme Conservative Power →
effectiveFrom	1836 →
effectiveUntil	1843 →
enactedIn	1836 →
governmentFormEstablished	centralist republic →
headOfStateTitle	President of the Republic →
historicalPeriod	First Mexican Republic →
inspiredOppositionIn	Texas → Yucatán →
language	Spanish →
legalDomain	public law →
legalNature	constitutional laws →
legalStatus	constitution of Mexico →
legalSystem	civil law →
limited	states autonomy →
numberOfLaws	7 →
politicalOrientation	centralist →
precededBy	Plan de Cuernavaca →
promulgatedBy	centralist Mexican Congress →
region	Latin America →
relatedEvent	Centralist Republic of Mexico → Texas Revolution →
replaced	Constitución Federal de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos de 1824 →
replacedBy	Bases Orgánicas →
strengthened	central government →
subjectMatter	Supreme Conservative Power regulations → citizenship and rights → judicial organization → organization of powers of the union → territorial organization of Mexico →
territorialDivision	departments →
transformed	federal states into departments →
typeOfChange	federal-to-centralist transition →
weakened	regional elites →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Leyes Constitucionales de 1836 → Siete Leyes ("Seven Laws") →	alsoKnownAs
Supreme Conservative Power →	constitutionalBasis
Mexican Constitution of 1824 →	followedBy
Bases Orgánicas de 1843 →	precededBy
Bases Orgánicas de 1843 →	replaced
Mexican Constitution of 1824 →	suspendedBy