Portuguese Cortes plan a Constitution without feudalism or the Inquisition

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Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.6.3.00: Portuguese Writing and Culture, 700-present.
Vol. editors: Stuart Green (University of Leeds), Duncan Wheeler (University of Leeds)

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Regulation of government and electoral processes

Dates

Date of occurrence 1821-01-26

Places

Portugal (Location)

In Portugal, a 'General Extraordinary and Constituent Cortes of the Portuguese Nation' is summoned, in order to draft a new Constitution for the country. Under the new system, feudalism and the Inquisition are to be abolished, a single elective Chamber is to be established and the King is to have only a suspensory vote. These fundamental tenets are decreed on 9th May.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Portuguese Cortes plan a Constitution without feudalism or the Inquisition". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 30 December 2011 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=17793, accessed 23 November 2024.]

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