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1. SPANISH CONSTITUTION 2. THE CONSTITUTION The constitution is the supreme law of a state or country with sovereign right. It is the established organization approved by law. On December 6, 1978 King Juan Carlos sanctioned the Spanish Constitution. After the 1977 elections, a constitutional commission was created to draft the constitution and when they finished after many months of work, a referendum was convened to approve it into law in 1978. 3. CHARACTERS Juan Carlos the First: He was king of Spain from 1975 to 2014. He sanctioned the Spanish constitution in 1978. Gabriel Cisneros Laborda: He belonged to the Union de Centro Democrtico party (UCD). He took part in the drafting of the constitution. He was a member of parliament and Director of Social Services in the departments of Interior and Health, positions which he occupied until 1979. 4. Manuel Fraga Iribarne:Member of parliament for Alianza Popular party (AP), of which he was a founding father. He was Minister for the departments of information and Tourism during the Franco regime. He was also a Spanish ambassador in London, vice president of the Spanish Internal affairs department and a member of parliament during the Spanish transition. 5. Gregorio Peces Barba Martinez:During the drafting of the Spanish constitution he was a member of the Partido Socialista Obrero Espaol (PSOE) party. He held important positions during his career such as president of parliament or general secretary in the Institute of Human Rights. 6. TYPES Constitutions according to origin Constitutions according to procedures of reform Constitutions according to its external form Constitutions according to the form of government. Constitutions according to territorial structure of power.