The Constitution of 1812 as an American document

The constitution promulgated at Cádiz on 19 March 1812 defined the Spanish nation as all Spaniards of both hemispheres, listed the American and Asian provinces among its territories, made citizens of all descended by both lines from the Spanish dominions of either hemisphere, and ordered schools in every town of the monarchy. It left Spaniards reputed to be of African origin outside citizenship by birth, admitting them only by a grant of the Cortes under five conditions.