Constitution of 1917 and early post-revolutionary reforms (1916–1920)

1. Carranza convokes the Constituent Congress (historical summary)

   Sep 1, 1916Labels: Venustiano Carranza, Constituent Congress

   • Britannica
   • INAH

2. Carranza issues decree convoking Constituent Congress

   Sep 19, 1916Labels: Venustiano Carranza, Decree

   • SEDENA
   • Britannica

3. Constituent Congress opens in Querétaro

   Dec 1, 1916Labels: Constituent Congress, Teatro Iturbide

   • SEDENA
   • INAH

4. Hermila Galindo runs for federal deputy

   Jan 1, 1917Labels: Hermila Galindo

   • El Pa s

5. Constituent Congress approves final constitutional text

   Jan 31, 1917Labels: Constituent Congress

   • U S Historian
   • SEDENA

6. Constitution of 1917 promulgated in Querétaro

   Feb 5, 1917Labels: Constitution of, Venustiano Carranza

   • LOC
   • INAH
   • Britannica

7. Constitution’s anticlerical church–state limits defined

   Feb 5, 1917Labels: Article 130, Church state

   • INAH
   • Constitution Wiki

8. Article 27 constitutionalizes national ownership principles

   Feb 5, 1917Labels: Article 27, Land reform

   • Constitute
   • LOC

9. Article 123 creates a constitutional labor-rights regime

   Feb 5, 1917Labels: Article 123, Labor rights

   • LOC
   • Britannica

10. First federal elections held under the new constitution

    Mar 11, 1917Labels: General Elections, Constitutional government

    • 1917 Election
    • Britannica

11. Carranza assumes office as constitutional president

    May 1, 1917Labels: Venustiano Carranza, Presidency

    • Britannica
    • Constitution Wiki

12. Zapata assassinated at Chinameca Hacienda

    Apr 10, 1919Labels: Emiliano Zapata, Chinameca Hacienda

    • Britannica
    • Zapata Wiki