Constitution of Apatzingán

Mexico [1814]

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The Constitution of Apatzingán was a document drafted at the Congress of Chilpancingo in 1813 and approved on October 22, 1814, in Apatzingán, Mexico. This constitution declared Mexico's independence from Spain and established a republican form of government. It also called for the abolition of slavery and all caste systems.12

Despite its progressive ideals, the royalist forces suppressed the revolutionaries before the new government could be fully implemented. The leader of the movement, José María Morelos, was captured and executed in 1815. While Mexico eventually achieved independence five years later, the Plan of Iguala in 1821 preserved social inequalities and a monarchy until 1823.1

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