Constitution · Puerto Rico

P.R. Const. art. I, § 1

Constitution
Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Text as of
October 2026

What does this section say?

Se constituye el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico. Su poder político emana del pueblo y se ejercerá con arreglo a su voluntad, dentro de los términos del convenio acordado entre el pueblo de Puerto Rico y los Estados Unidos de América.

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