Constitution of Venezuela (1864)

Constitution of the United States of Venezuela
Created	March 28, 1864
Ratified	April 13, 1864
Repealed	June 16, 1874
Location	Caracas Federal Palace
Author(s)	Deputies of the Constituent Assembly of the Federation
Signatories	100 Deputies

The Constitution of Venezuela of 1864 (Official name: Constitution of the United States of Venezuela. Spanish: Constitución de los Estados Unidos de Venezuela) was approved on March 28, 1864 in the city of Caracas by the Constituent Assembly of the Federation, promulgated in Coro by the then president Juan Crisóstomo Falcón on April 13, 1864 and endorsed by the ministers on April 22 of the same year.^[1]

The National Constituent Assembly was constituted of 100 deputies elected in the provinces, per the 1863 decree of the Federal Executive. This decree summoned the people to carry out the corresponding elections. The National Constituent Assembly of the Federation was installed only in Caracas, on December 24, 1863, with the attendance of 69 deputies.

Although it was in force for only 10 years, historically it is considered one of the most important Venezuelan constitutions due to its content, especially for establishing a federal system for Venezuela at that time. It accentuates the decentralization aspects of the previous constitution of 1858 and the term "federal" is added more explicitly.^[1]