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Issuance of the Plan of Tacubaya
- When
- 17 December 1857
- Where
- Capital of Mexico
- Part of
- Reform War begins in Mexico
General Zuloaga closed congress in Mexico City and issued the Plan of Tacubaya, nullifying the Constitution of 1857.
On 17 December 1857, General Félix Zuloaga led army troops to the capital, closed congress, and issued the Plan of Tacubaya. The plan declared the Constitution of 1857 nullified and offered supreme power to President Comonfort, who was to convoke a new constitutional convention to produce a new document more in accord with Mexican interests.
Sources
- Reform War Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22
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