Constitution of Venezuela (1891)

The Constitution of Venezuela of 1891 (Official name: Constitution of the United States of Venezuela. Spanish: Constitución de los Estados Unidos de Venezuela) was a Constitution subscribed by all the members of the National Legislature on April 9, 1891, mainly promoted by President Raimundo Andrueza Palacios.^[1] It had 8 titles, each with 1 or 7 sections, and a total of 122 articles, among which the following stand out:

Constitution of the United States of Venezuela of 1891
Ratified	April 9, 1891
Repealed	June 12, 1893
Author(s)	Legislators of the Republic
Purpose	National Constitution

Title I. The Nation

Section One. Territory

Article 1 established nine large mega-entities, from the former ones, as follows:^[2]

Former State(s)	New State
Barcelona, Cumaná, Maturín	Bermúdez
Bolívar, Guzmán Blanco, Guárico, Nueva Esparta	Miranda
Carabobo, Nirgua	Carabobo
Cojedes, Portuguesa, Zamora	Zamora
Barquisimeto and Yaracuy	Lara
Mérida, Trujillo and Táchira	Los Andes
Guayana and Apure	Bolívar
Zulia	Zulia
Falcón	Falcón

Title III. Guarantees of Venezuelans

This Title stipulates the 17 guaranteed rights of Venezuelans, among which the following stand out:^[2]

• Forced conscription for the service of arms is abolished.
• Slavery is forever outlawed
• Free the slaves that tread the territory of Venezuela.
• No one is obliged to do what the law does not command, nor prevented from doing what the law does not prohibit.

Also the freedom of speech, religion and thought, the right to express oneself through media, as long as there is no harm to third parties, and if so, the Supreme Court of Justice will proceed to actions, in accordance with the established laws. Likewise, no passport is required to be absent from the Republic, with the freedom to take with them their property.

Title V. General Power of the Federation

This title stipulated the powers of the President of the Republic, the Federal Council and the Ministers. It also specified the term of office of the President and the Ministers as two years, without the possibility of immediate reelection.^[2]

See also

• Legalist Revolution

References

1. "Constituciones de Venezuela | Fundación Empresas Polar". bibliofep.fundacionempresaspolar.org. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
2. Venezuela, enacting jurisdiction (1891). Constitucion de los Estados Unidos de Venezuela (in Spanish) (Official ed.). Caracas, Venezuela: Casa editorial de la Opinión nacional.

Preceded by Constitution of the United States of Venezuela of 1881	Constitutional History of Venezuela Constitution of the United States of Venezuela of 1891 1891–1893	Succeeded by Constitution of the United States of Venezuela of 1893