Spain Constitution Day

This day marks the approval of the Spanish Constitution by the Spanish people in 1978. As part of the Spanish transition to democracy after the death of dictator Francisco Franco in 1975, a general election took place to convene the Parliament for the purpose of drafting and approving a constitution. It was approved on 31st October 1978, and by the Spanish people in a referendum on 6th December 1978. It was promulgated on 27th December. The constitution set out how the government would be run, what powers they had and determined the governmental system that Spain would operate on. It has been a national holiday in 1983.