Constitution of 1836 of Mexico

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The Constitution of 1836 of Mexico, known as the Siete Leyes, was a centralist charter that replaced the federal system with a stronger, more centralized presidential republic and restructured the Mexican state into departments.

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Constitution of 1836 (Mexico) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mexican constitutional charter
constitution
historical legal document
abolishedEntityType federal states
adoptedInYear 1836
affectedRegion Texas NERFINISHED
Yucatán NERFINISHED
appliedToTerritory Republic of Mexico NERFINISHED
country Mexico
createdBody Supreme Conservative Power NERFINISHED
Supreme Court of Justice NERFINISHED
createdChamber Chamber of Deputies NERFINISHED
Senate NERFINISHED
createdEntityType departments
established property-based suffrage requirements
governmentFormIntroduced centralist republic
hasAlias Seven Laws NERFINISHED
Siete Leyes NERFINISHED
headOfStateTitle President of the Republic
historicalSignificance marked shift from federalism to centralism in Mexico
inForceAfter Federal Constitution of 1824 NERFINISHED
inspiredBy conservative centralist ideology
language Spanish
lawCollectionName Siete Leyes NERFINISHED
legalStatus supreme law of Mexico
legalSystem civil law
legalTradition Hispanic constitutionalism
limitedAutonomyOf Mexican regions
mainPrinciple centralization of power
numberOfLaws 7
politicalContext post-independence Mexico
politicalOrientation centralist
previousConstitution Federal Constitution of the United Mexican States of 1824 NERFINISHED
regulated citizenship
division of powers
individual rights
repealedBy Federal Constitution of the United Mexican States of 1846 NERFINISHED
replacedSystem federal republic
restricted state sovereignty
restructuredTerritorialDivisionInto departments
shortDescription centralist Mexican constitution composed of seven laws that replaced the 1824 federal charter and reorganized the country into departments
strengthened presidential authority
strengthenedBranchOfGovernment executive
territorialOrganizationTermUsed departamentos
timePeriod 19th century
triggeredOppositionIn federalist states
typeOfStateEstablished centralized presidential republic

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President of the Republic establishedBy Constitution of 1836 of Mexico
subject surface form: President of the Republic (Mexico, Siete Leyes)
Supremo Poder Conservador legalBasis Constitution of 1836 of Mexico
this entity surface form: Constitution of 1836 (Mexico)
Constitution of 1843 of Mexico precededBy Constitution of 1836 of Mexico
Constitution of 1843 of Mexico replaced Constitution of 1836 of Mexico