The Constitution of Cadiz of 1812 made possible the transfer of the liberalism’s ideas to the Hispanic world; tainting public law and the institutional architecture of the new Nation-States, in an enduring way. In the case of Chile, in spite of the brief validity of the Constitution in Chile, its influence is big and can be perceived even today.
In recent years, coinciding with the Bicentennial of the Constitution of Cadiz, interesting debates have taken place about its impact on Hispanic American constitutional law in the XIXth century and up until the present time. Issues like citizenship, federalism or human rights, among many others, have given birth to respective research paths. In this perspective, the article reviews the road already covered towards a fair appraisal of the political legacy of Cadiz, in the conformation of republican States in America.
Keywords:
Constitution of Cadiz, Constitutionalism, Liberalism
Cartes Montory, A. (2018). The Constitution of Cadiz of 1812. Latin American pathways, transfers and perspectives. Cuadernos De Historia, (47), pp. 39–58. Retrieved from https://cuadernosdehistoria.uchile.cl/index.php/CDH/article/view/48203
