The Mexican Federal Constitution of 1824 was Mexico's first constitution, drafted after the overthrow of Emperor Agustin De Iturbide. It transformed Mexico into a Federal Republic governed by a national President, Congress and Supreme court but with lots of power given to the states.
The Constitution of 1824 was primarily based on the ideas of José Miguel Ramos Arizpe, Mexico's leading federalist who argued strongly for the creation of a republic-style government, and possibly influenced by Stephen Austin, an American businessman and rancher who had secured a land grant with the Spanish government
