Each year, Mexico celebrates this public holiday on the first Monday of February. Mexican Constitution Day commemorates the ratification of the Constitution of 1917, which was adopted on February 5th, 1917. This Constitution was adopted following the Mexican Revolution.
In the midst of the Mexican Revolution, Santiago de Queretaro served as the location where the Constitution of 1917 was drafted. On February 5th, 1917, the Constitutional Congress, which Venustiano Carranza served as the first president of, gave its approval to the document.
The Mexican Constitution of 1917 was the first of its kind anywhere in the world to include social rights. It also served as a model for the Weimar Constitution of 1919 and the Russian Constitution of 1918. The government envisioned in the Constitution of Mexico is an activist state committed to bringing about social justice among its citizens. And despite the fact that it has been revised hundreds of times, it is still the legal framework that governs Mexico today.
The Mexican Constitution guarantees Mexicans the right to solid employment (Article 123), appropriate housing, and health protection and care. It also has the same fundamental rights as the United States Constitution, which include freedom of expression, freedom of religion, petition, and legal rights. However, the Mexican Constitution goes even further than the United States Constitution. In addition, workers' rights are outlined in great detail in the aforementioned Article 123. However, it also makes the responsibilities of Mexican nationals and non-Mexicans who are living in Mexico crystal plain.
