Constitution of 1857 of Mexico

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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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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)
linked to: Reform War
containsBillOfRights yes
country Mexico
curtailedInstitutionalPower Mexican Army
Roman Catholic Church in Mexico
draftedByBody Constituent Congress of 1856–1857
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
French liberal ideas of the 19th century
liberal constitutionalism of the 19th century
keyProponent Benito Juárez
Ignacio Comonfort
Melchor Ocampo
language Spanish
legislatureType bicameral Congress of the Union
limitedPrivilege ecclesiastical fueros
military fueros
locationOfDrafting Mexico City
officialName Constitución Política de la República Mexicana de 1857
opposedBy Mexican conservatives
politicalOrientation liberal
precededBy Constitution of 1824 of Mexico
presidentialTermLength 4 years
recognizedReligion freedom of religion (implicitly, through secularism and later Reform Laws)
relatedLawPackage Leyes de Reforma
repealedOn 1917-02-05
replacedBy Political Constitution of the United Mexican States of 1917
restricted corporate land ownership by civil corporations
corporate land ownership by the Church
shortName Constitution of 1857
supportedBy Mexican liberals
triggeredConflict Reform War

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Constitution 1857 National Park namedAfter Constitution of 1857 of Mexico
Reform Laws hasPart Constitution of 1857 (Mexico)
linked to: Constitution of 1857 of Mexico
Reform Laws influenced Mexican Constitution of 1917
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Margarita Maza de Juárez supported Constitution of 1857 (Mexico)
linked to: Constitution of 1857 of Mexico
Constitution of 1843 of Mexico followedBy Federal Constitution of the United Mexican States of 1857
linked to: Constitution of 1857 of Mexico
Constitution of 1843 of Mexico followedBy Constitution of 1857 of Mexico
Constitution Day of Mexico relatedTo Mexican Constitution of 1857
linked to: Constitution of 1857 of Mexico
Powers of the Union (Mexico) historicalOrigin Constitution of 1857 (Mexico)
linked to: Constitution of 1857 of Mexico
Constitutionalist faction (early phase) claimedLegitimacyFrom Mexican Constitution of 1857
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liberal government of Benito Juárez hasPart Constitution of Mexico of 1857 (implementation and defense)
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liberal government of Benito Juárez basedOnDocument Constitution of Mexico of 1857
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Constitution of 1857 of Mexico officialName Constitución Política de la República Mexicana de 1857
linked to: Constitution of 1857 of Mexico
Guerra de Tres Años relacionadoCon Constitución de 1857
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Plan de Ayutla relatedTo Mexican Constitution of 1857
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Ley sobre Libertad de Cultos relacionadaCon Constitución de 1857
linked to: Constitution of 1857 of Mexico
Restored Republic of Mexico legalBasis Constitution of Mexico of 1857
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Revolution of Ayutla followedBy Constitution of Mexico of 1857
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Progressive Constitutional Party basedOnDocument Mexican Constitution of 1857
linked to: Constitution of 1857 of Mexico