Cádiz Constitution of 1812

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Spanish historical document constitution liberal constitution

The Cádiz Constitution of 1812 was a pioneering liberal charter enacted by Spain’s Cortes that established principles of national sovereignty, constitutional monarchy, and civil rights, influencing early 19th-century constitutions across the Spanish-speaking world.

Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Constitution of Cádiz	3
Spanish Constitution of 1812	2

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Spanish historical document ⓘ constitution ⓘ liberal constitution ⓘ
abolished	some feudal privileges ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	La Pepa ⓘ Cádiz Constitution of 1812 ⓘ surface form: Spanish Constitution of 1812
appliedTo	Philippines ⓘ Spanish American territories ⓘ Spanish Caribbean colonies ⓘ Spanish Empire ⓘ peninsular Spain ⓘ
context	Napoleonic occupation of Spain ⓘ Napoleonic invasion of Spain ⓘ surface form: Peninsular War
corePrinciple	civil rights ⓘ freedom of the press ⓘ legal equality of citizens ⓘ national sovereignty ⓘ representative government ⓘ rule of law ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ universal male suffrage for heads of household ⓘ
country	Spain ⓘ
dateAdopted	1812-03-19 ⓘ
definedCitizenship	Spanish nationals in both Spain and overseas territories ⓘ
definedReligionAs	Roman Catholicism as state religion ⓘ
establishedInstitution	independent judiciary ⓘ local municipal councils (ayuntamientos) ⓘ unicameral Cortes ⓘ
governmentFormEstablished	constitutional monarchy ⓘ
grantedRight	equality before the law for Spanish citizens ⓘ freedom of the press (with limitations) ⓘ protection against arbitrary arrest ⓘ security of the person ⓘ
historicalSignificance	model for constitutionalism in the Spanish-speaking world ⓘ one of the earliest liberal constitutions in Europe ⓘ
influenced	Mexican Constitution of 1824 ⓘ Portuguese Constitution of 1822 ⓘ early 19th-century Spanish American constitutions ⓘ liberal movements in Latin America ⓘ liberal movements in Spain ⓘ
influencedBy	Enlightenment ideas ⓘ French Constitution of 1791 ⓘ liberalism ⓘ
initiallySuspendedBy	Ferdinand VII of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ
language	Spanish ⓘ
legislativeBody	Cortes Generales ⓘ Cortes of Cádiz ⓘ
limitedPowerOf	Spanish monarchy ⓘ
placeAdopted	Cadiz ⓘ surface form: Cádiz
prohibited	public practice of any religion other than Roman Catholicism ⓘ
promulgatedBy	Cortes of Cádiz ⓘ
restorationPeriod	1820–1823 ⓘ
restoredDuring	Trienio Liberal ⓘ
suspensionDate	1814 ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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

Cádiz Constitution of 1812 → alsoKnownAs → Cádiz Constitution of 1812 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Constitution of 1812

Congress of Chilpancingo → inspiredBy → Cádiz Constitution of 1812 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Constitution of Cádiz

Constitution of Apatzingán → inspiredBy → Cádiz Constitution of 1812 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Constitution of Cádiz

Mexican Constitution of 1824 → inspiredBy → Cádiz Constitution of 1812 ⓘ

Constitution Square → namedAfter → Cádiz Constitution of 1812 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Constitution of Cádiz

Cortes of Cádiz → product → Cádiz Constitution of 1812 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Constitution of 1812