Since declaring independence in 1810, Mexico

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

 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 full-fledged, operational constitutions.

Name	In force	Form of state	Legislature	Repeal	Observations
Constitution of Apatzingan Constitution of Apatzingan The Constitution of Apatzingan , was promulgated on October 22, 1814, by the Congress of Anahuac gathered in the city of Apatzingan because of the persecution of the troops of Felix Maria Calleja...	Proposed 1814; never came into effect	War of Independence	Congress of Anahuac	Death of Jose Maria Morelos José María Morelos José María Teclo Morelos y Pavón was a Mexican Roman Catholic priest and revolutionary rebel leader who led the Mexican War of Independence movement, assuming its leadership after the execution of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla in 1811...	The Constitution of Apatzingan never actually entered into force. Almost a year after it was enacted, its proposer, José María Morelos y Pavón was imprisoned and was shot on December 22, 1815.
Federal Constitution of the United Mexican States of 1824 1824 Constitution of Mexico The Federal Constitution of the United Mexican States of 1824 was enacted on October 4 of 1824, after the overthrow of the Mexican Empire of Agustin de Iturbide. In the new constitution, the republic took the name of United Mexican States, and was defined as a representative federal republic, with...	1824–1835, 1847–1857	Federal Republic	Constituent Congress	On December 29, 1835	This is considered the first official constitution of Mexico. On December 29, 1835 interim president José Justo Corro José Justo Corro José Justo Corro was a Mexican lawyer, politician, and president of the Republic, from March 2, 1836 to April 19, 1837.-Background:...  issued the Seven Constitutional Laws Siete Leyes The Siete Leyes were a series of constitutional instruments that fundamentally altered the organizational structure of the young first Mexican republic...  which replaced the Constitution.
Seven Constitutional Laws Siete Leyes The Siete Leyes were a series of constitutional instruments that fundamentally altered the organizational structure of the young first Mexican republic...	1836–1843	Central Republic	Congress	On July 12, 1843	Superseded when the Organic Bases were enacted, which granted dictatorial power to Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna Antonio López de Santa Anna Antonio de Padua María Severino López de Santa Anna y Pérez de Lebrón , often known as Santa Anna or López de Santa Anna, known as "the Napoleon of the West," was a Mexican political leader, general, and president who greatly influenced early Mexican and Spanish politics and government...
Organic Bases of the Mexican Republic	1843–1847	Central Republic	Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna	On August 22, 1846	The organic bases were repealed during the Mexican-American War, and the 1824 Constitution restored.
Federal Constitution of the United Mexican States of 1857 Federal Constitution of the United Mexican States of 1857 The Federal Constitution of the United Mexican States of 1857 was a liberal constitution drafted by 1857 Constituent Congress of Mexico during the presidency of Ignacio Comonfort giving birth to the Second Federal Republic of Mexico...	1857–1917	Federal Republic	Extraordinary Congress	On February 5, 1917	This constitution is considered the second official constitution of Mexico. This constitution replaced the Constitution of 1824 on February 5, 1857, and added several new laws such as the Reform Laws.
Political Constitution of the United Mexican States Constitution of Mexico The Political Constitution of the United Mexican States is the current constitution of Mexico. It was drafted in Santiago de Querétaro, in the State of Querétaro, by a constitutional convention, during the Mexican Revolution. It was approved by the Constitutional Congress on February 5, 1917...	1917–present	Federal Republic	Constituent Congress	Currently in force	This constitution is considered the third official constitution of Mexico. This constitution replaced the Constitution of 1857 as a result of the Mexican Revolution Mexican Revolution The Mexican Revolution was a major armed struggle that started in 1910, with an uprising led by Francisco I. Madero against longtime autocrat Porfirio Díaz. The Revolution was characterized by several socialist, liberal, anarchist, populist, and agrarianist movements. Over time the Revolution... . This constitution has been amended numerous times. It is the longest-lasting constitution of Mexico.

External links

• Las constituciones de México – Links to on-line versions of the current and historical constitutions of Mexico (in Spanish)
• Mexico - The Constitution – A brief history of the Mexican constitution from the U.S. Library of Congress
• The constitution of 1917 – A history of the constitution written for "kids," from the Mexican office of the Presidency
• Constitution of Apatzingan, 1814
• Plan of Iguala, 1821
• Constitution of 1824
• Constitutional Laws of 1836
• Constitution of 1857
• Constitution of 1917