Why is Argentine Constitution Day commemorated

Every May 1, our Constitution Day is commemorated; special date that commemorates the anniversary of the promulgation of the Magna Carta that governs all Argentines and foreigners residing in our country.

Read on and find out why Constitution Day is celebrated on May 1.

Why is Argentina's Constitution Day celebrated on May 1?

Constitution Day is celebrated on May 1 , because this was the day but of the year 1853, in which the new Argentine constitution was sanctioned. This Magna Carta was the result of a process that culminated on May 1 when provincial deputies, less from Buenos Aires, met in Santa Fe and gave final approval to the National Constitution of the Argentine Republic.

This new constitution arose after the May Revolution of 1810 with the need to dictate a new maximum norm for the country with the aim of constituting the national union, strengthening justice and consolidating internal peace.

The promulgated constitution established among other things a representative, republican and federal government. Likewise, this Magna Carta ensured the exercise of individual freedoms and allowed people of different nationalities to inhabit our soil.

The National Constitution Day was established by Law 25,863 of December 4, 2003, which declared that each May 1 is celebrated the day of our constitution in commemoration of its sanction this same day but in 1853 in the city of Santa Fe.