The 1917 Constitution of Mexico is the present constitution of
Mexico. Mexico has had three fully-fledged, operational
constitutions: those enacted in 1824, 1857, and 1917 (see
below). The 1917 Constitution was drafted in Santiago de
Querétaro during the Mexican Revolution. It was approved by the
Constitutional Congress on February 5, 1917, with Venustiano
Carranza serving as the first president under its terms. The Día
de la Constitución (Constitution Day) on February 5 is one of
Mexico's annual Fiestas Patrias or public holidays,
commemorating the promulgation of the Constitution. Articles of
the Constitution Most of the original articles are still in
force but have been heavily amended. Among the most frequently
cited articles of the Constitution are Articles 3, 27, 123 and
130. Article 3 covers the matter of education in Mexico, and its
main principle is that all of the education given by the state
is to be free and nonreligious. Article 27 states that all of
the land in the country is originally the prop