4-717: Las Siete Leyes ( Spanish: [las ˈsjete ˈleʝes] , or Seven Laws was a constitution that fundamentally altered the organizational structure of Mexico , away from the federal structure established by the Constitution of 1824 , thus ending the First Mexican Republic and creating a unitary republic , the Centralist Republic of Mexico . Formalized under President Antonio López de Santa Anna on 15 December 1835, they were enacted in 1836. They were intended to centralize and strengthen
8-470: A number of constitutions or other documents of basic law with constitutional effects. Not all these can be considered constitutions, and not all of them enjoyed universal application. Those enacted in 1824, 1857, and 1917 are generally considered full-fledged, operational constitutions. The Constitution of 1824 established the framework of a federated republic, following the short-lived monarchy of Agustín de Iturbide (in 1821–22). The Constitution of 1857
12-631: The national government. The aim of the previous constitution was to create a political system that would emulate the success of the United States, but after a decade of political turmoil, economic stagnation, and threats and actual foreign invasion, conservatives concluded that a better path for Mexico was centralized power. Las Siete Leyes were replaced in 1843 by the Bases Orgánicas . List of constitutions of Mexico Since declaring independence in 1821, Mexico has adopted
16-652: Was the framework set by Mexican liberals that incorporated particular laws into the constitution. The Constitution of 1917 was drafted by the faction that won the Mexican Revolution , known as the Constitutionalists for their adherence to the Constitution of 1857. It strengthened the anticlerical framework of the 1857 constitution, empowered the state to expropriate private property, and set protections for organized labor. The 1917 Constitution
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