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Spanish historical document constitution liberal constitution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.

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Spanish Constitution of 1812 13
Constitution of Cádiz 4
Cádiz Constitution of 1812 canonical 3

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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instanceOf Spanish historical document ⓘ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 ⓘ
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 (23)

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Mexican Constitution of 1824 → inspiredBy → Cádiz Constitution of 1812 ⓘ
Constitution of Apatzingán → inspiredBy → Cádiz Constitution of 1812 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Cádiz
Constitution Square → namedAfter → Cádiz Constitution of 1812 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Cádiz
Cádiz Constitution of 1812 → alsoKnownAs → Cádiz Constitution of 1812 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Spanish Constitution of 1812
Cortes of Cádiz → product → 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
Decreto Constitucional para la Libertad de la América Mexicana → inspiradoEn → Cádiz Constitution of 1812 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitución de Cádiz de 1812
Pragmatic Sanction of 1830 → relatedTo → Cádiz Constitution of 1812 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Spanish Constitution of 1812
Constitution of 1824 → inspiredBy → Cádiz Constitution of 1812 ⓘ
Plan of the Three Guarantees → inspiredBy → Cádiz Constitution of 1812 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Spanish liberal Constitution of 1812 (Cádiz Constitution)
La Pepa → officialName → Cádiz Constitution of 1812 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitución de Cádiz de 1812
La Pepa → alsoKnownAs → Cádiz Constitution of 1812 ⓘ
La Pepa → alsoKnownAs → Cádiz Constitution of 1812 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Spanish Constitution of 1812
Portuguese Constitution of 1822 → influencedBy → Cádiz Constitution of 1812 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Spanish Constitution of 1812
Trienio Liberal → legalBasis → Cádiz Constitution of 1812 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Spanish Constitution of 1812
Trienio Liberal → restored → Cádiz Constitution of 1812 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Spanish Constitution of 1812
Malolos Congress → influencedBy → Cádiz Constitution of 1812 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Spanish Constitution of 1812
Ordinary Cortes of 1813–1814 → basedOn → Cádiz Constitution of 1812 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Spanish Constitution of 1812
Decree on freedom of the press (1810) → relatedTo → Cádiz Constitution of 1812 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Spanish Constitution of 1812
Abolition of the Inquisition (1813) → relatedTo → Cádiz Constitution of 1812 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Spanish Constitution of 1812
Diego Muñoz-Torrero → notableWork → Cádiz Constitution of 1812 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Spanish Constitution of 1812
Regent of Spain → legalBasis → Cádiz Constitution of 1812 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Cádiz
Agustín Argüelles → notableWork → Cádiz Constitution of 1812 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Spanish Constitution of 1812