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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Constitution of 1836 (Mexico) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
President of the Republic (Mexico, Siete Leyes)
this entity surface form:
Constitution of 1836 (Mexico)