A Common Model: Influences of the United States Constitution in Latin America

4 Corners of the World: International Collections at the Library of Congress

09/17/2026 04:19 PM EDT

Constitution Day always comes at the very beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month. This blog post will consider some of the key similarities (as well as a few significant differences) between the United States Constitution and three Constitutions that were enacted in Latin America: the Mexican Constitution of 1824; Chile's Constitution of 1828; and the Argentine Constitution of 1853.

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