Constitution of 1857

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

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mexican constitution
constitution
adoptedOn 1857-02-05
alsoKnownAs Political Constitution of the United Mexican States
surface form: Constitución Federal de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos de 1857

Political Constitution of the United Mexican States
surface form: Federal Constitution of the United Mexican States of 1857
cameIntoForceIn 1857
conflictBetween Mexican conservatives
Mexican liberals
country Mexico
curtailed ecclesiastical fueros
military fueros
declaredReligion freedom of religion
ended official status of Catholicism as state religion
establishedPrinciple equality before the law
federalism
national sovereignty
separation of powers
establishedSystem presidential system
representative government
followedBy Political Constitution of the United Mexican States
surface form: Constitution of 1917
governmentFormEstablished federal republic
guaranteedRight due process
freedom of assembly
freedom of petition
freedom of speech
freedom of the press
inviolability of correspondence
inviolability of domicile
protection against arbitrary arrest
inForceUntil 1917
jurisdiction Mexico
surface form: United Mexican States
language Spanish
limitedPowerOf Catholic Church in Mexico
Armed Forces of Mexico
surface form: Mexican military
opposedBy Catholic Church in Mexico
surface form: Catholic Church hierarchy in Mexico

Mexican conservative party
politicalOrientation liberal
precededBy Constitution of 1824
prominentSupporter Benito Juárez
Ignacio Comonfort
Melchor Ocampo
relatedToLaw Ley Juárez
Ley Lerdo
Reform Laws
restricted corporate landholding by civil corporations
corporate landholding by the Church
special courts for clergy
special courts for military
strengthened individual rights
supportedBy Mexican Liberal Party
suspendedBy Plan of Tacubaya
triggeredConflict Reform War

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Mexican Congress establishedBy Constitution of 1857
this entity surface form: Constitution of 1857 (Mexico)
Bases Orgánicas de 1843 followedBy Constitution of 1857
this entity surface form: Federal Constitution of 1857
Mexican Constitution of 1824 followedBy Constitution of 1857
La Reforma (liberal reforms in Mexico) hasPart Constitution of 1857
subject surface form: La Reforma
Reform War legalBasis Constitution of 1857