The constitution had ten titles and 384 articles and was of a markedly liberal character. On march 19, 1812, during the spanish war of independence 1808. Discovering the constitution of cadiz in custodia legis. The constitution declared that sovereignty resides in the nation, which retains the exclusive right to establish its own fundamental laws art. The political constitution of the spanish monarchy spanish. It was established on 19 march 1812 by the cortes of cadiz, the first spanish legislature.
Yet the creoles who participated in the new cortes were denied equal representation. Take your hr comms to the next level with prezi video. The museum of the cadiz parliament was one of the key initiatives in the city to mark the first centenary of the 1812 constitution, the first in the history of spain. Route of the constitution of 1812 official tourism. Was spanish rule of the philippines really that bad. The first spanish constitution was written and proclaimed in this city. This file is licensed under the creative commons attributionshare alike 4. Media in category 1812 in spain the following 16 files are in this category, out of 16 total. It was the first constitution in spain that established national. Well, on that subject, two hundred years ago today, on thursday, march 19, 1812, the constitution of the spanish monarchy also known as the spanish. Chapter i, title i, article 1 you may recall that last month i posted a pic of the week titled banner proclaiming the spanish constitution of 1812.
This constitutional text became the model for the successive independence processes of the countries of central and south. Did their 300plus year occupation of the country consist of nothing but abusing and exploiting the. The constitution of the spanish monarchy was also known as spanish constitution of 1812 or constitution of cadiz was in cadiz on march 19, 1812. Joseph and pepa is the nickname for josephine in spanish.