The Rise of Constitutional Government in the Iberian Atlantic World: The Impact of the Cádiz Constitution of 1812

In March 1812, while Napoleon's brother Joseph sat on the throne of Spain and the armies of France occupied much of the country, legislators elected from Spain and its overseas territories met in the Andalusian city of C diz. There, as the cornerstone of a government in exile, they drafted and adopted the first liberal constitution in the Hispanic world, a document that became known as the C diz Constitution of 1812.

The 1812 Constitution was...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0817318569
• ISBN13: 9780817318567
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: University Alabama Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.2"