Spanish Constitution of 1812
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The Political Constitution of the Spanish Monarchy, also known as the Constitution of Cádiz and nicknamed La Pepa, was the first Constitution of Spain and one of the earliest codified constitutions in
Painting of the constitution's promulgation by Salvador Viniegra
Cortes of Cádiz Oath in 1810. Oil painting by José Casado del Alisal, 1863.
Lithograph of Mexico City's Zócalo, c. 1800. The square is officially known as the Plaza de la Constitución. Named during the tail-end of the colonial era for the Cadiz Constitution, not the later Constitution of Mexico.
Repeal of the Constitution of 1812 by Fernando VII in the palace of Cervellón, Valencia, Spain.
Cortes of Cádiz
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The Cortes of Cádiz were the result of the Spanish liberal revolution that transformed the Bourbon Kingdom of Spain and the Indies from an absolutist state into a national state, through the formation
Spanish Constitution of 1812
…the first Constitution of Spain and one of the earliest codified constitutions in world history. The Constitution was ratified on 19 March 1812 by the Cortes of Cádiz, the first Spanish legislature that included delegates from the entire nation and its possessions, including Spanish America and the Philippines. "It…
Monument in Cádiz to the Cortes and the 1812 constitution
Real Teatro de las Cortes, where the deputies who drafted the Spanish Constitution of 1812 met between 24 September 1810, and 20 February 1811.