1812 Adoption of the first Spanish constitution
205 years ago, on March 19, 1812, the Spanish Cortes in Cadiz, besieged by the French, adopted the first constitution in the history of the country. She established a constitutional monarchy, where the legislative power belonged to the Cortes and the king, and the executive power to the king, who, however, did not have the right to dissolve the Cortes or delay the time of their convocation.