Constitution Day (Mexico) - February 5

The Political Constitution of the United Mexican States, approved by the Constitutional Congress on February 5, 1917, with Venustiano Carranza serving as the first president under its terms, is the present constitution of Mexico. It was drafted in Santiago de Querétaro, State of Querétaro, by a Constitutional Convention during the Mexican Revolution.

The most important articles, 3, 7, and 13, displayed profound changes in Mexican political philosophy that would help frame the political and social backdrop for the rest of the century.

Since declaring independence in 1810, Mexico has adopted 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 fully-fledged, operational constitutions.

• 1814: Constitution of Apatzingán
• 1821: Plan de Iguala and Treaty of Córdoba, together with:
• 1824 Constitution
• 1835 Constitutional Bases and 1836 Constitutional Laws
• 1857 Constitution
• 1917 Constitution – currently in force

Source: Wikipedia.org