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.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Constitution of 1857 (Mexico) | 1 |
| Federal Constitution of 1857 | 1 |
Statements (52)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Constitution of 1857 (Mexico)
this entity surface form:
Federal Constitution of 1857
subject surface form:
La Reforma