Constitution of 1857 of Mexico

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legal document national constitution

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

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Constitution of 1857 (Mexico) 2
Federal Constitution of the United Mexican States of 1857 1
Mexican Constitution of 1857 1

Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf legal document ⓘ
national constitution ⓘ
adoptedOn 1857-02-05 ⓘ
allowedPresidentialReelection no immediate reelection ⓘ
branchStructure separation of powers ⓘ
cameIntoForceOn 1857-09-16 ⓘ
conflictStartRelated Reform War (1857–1861) NERFINISHED ⓘ
containsBillOfRights yes ⓘ
country Mexico ⓘ
curtailedInstitutionalPower Mexican Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
Roman Catholic Church in Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ
draftedByBody Constituent Congress of 1856–1857 NERFINISHED ⓘ
establishedBranch executive branch ⓘ
judicial branch ⓘ
legislative branch ⓘ
establishedPrinciple federalism ⓘ
individual guarantees (garantías individuales) ⓘ
popular sovereignty ⓘ
secular state ⓘ
governmentFormEstablished federal republic ⓘ
guaranteedRight due process of law ⓘ
equality before the law ⓘ
freedom of assembly ⓘ
freedom of education ⓘ
freedom of petition ⓘ
freedom of speech ⓘ
freedom of the press ⓘ
headOfStateTitle President of the Republic ⓘ
influencedBy Constitution of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
French liberal ideas of the 19th century ⓘ
liberal constitutionalism of the 19th century ⓘ
keyProponent Benito Juárez NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ignacio Comonfort NERFINISHED ⓘ
Melchor Ocampo NERFINISHED ⓘ
language Spanish ⓘ
legislatureType bicameral Congress of the Union NERFINISHED ⓘ
limitedPrivilege ecclesiastical fueros ⓘ
military fueros ⓘ
locationOfDrafting Mexico City NERFINISHED ⓘ
officialName Constitución Política de la República Mexicana de 1857 NERFINISHED ⓘ
opposedBy Mexican conservatives ⓘ
politicalOrientation liberal ⓘ
precededBy Constitution of 1824 of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ
presidentialTermLength 4 years ⓘ
recognizedReligion freedom of religion (implicitly, through secularism and later Reform Laws) ⓘ
relatedLawPackage Leyes de Reforma NERFINISHED ⓘ
repealedOn 1917-02-05 ⓘ
replacedBy Political Constitution of the United Mexican States of 1917 NERFINISHED ⓘ
restricted corporate land ownership by civil corporations ⓘ
corporate land ownership by the Church ⓘ
shortName Constitution of 1857 NERFINISHED ⓘ
supportedBy Mexican liberals ⓘ
triggeredConflict Reform War NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

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

Constitution 1857 National Park → namedAfter → Constitution of 1857 of Mexico ⓘ
Reform Laws → hasPart → Constitution of 1857 of Mexico ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of 1857 (Mexico)
Reform Laws → influenced → Constitution of 1857 of Mexico ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mexican Constitution of 1917
Margarita Maza de Juárez → supported → Constitution of 1857 of Mexico ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of 1857 (Mexico)
Constitution of 1843 of Mexico → followedBy → Constitution of 1857 of Mexico ⓘ
this entity surface form: Federal Constitution of the United Mexican States of 1857
Constitution of 1843 of Mexico → followedBy → Constitution of 1857 of Mexico ⓘ
Constitution Day of Mexico → relatedTo → Constitution of 1857 of Mexico ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mexican Constitution of 1857