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Cádiz wrote Spain's first modern constitution

Delegates besieged by French armies produced a charter in 1812 With Napoleon's troops occupying most of Spain, the Cortes met in the port of Cádiz, kept open by the British navy. In March 1812 it promulgated a constitution establishing national sovereignty, a single chamber and press freedom. Ferdinand VII annulled it on his return in 1814, and it was restored twice more before 1837. It sits in Mondo's history collection, one of 200 facts that each trace back to the reference below.

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: Delegates besieged by French armies produced a charter in 1812. The figure is taken from Encyclopaedia Britannica, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a history fact?: Yes. It sits on the History shelf, one of 2,600 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.