1 00:00:06,830 --> 00:00:13,330 The first Spanish constitution was approved in Cádiz in 1812. 2 00:00:14,330 --> 00:00:25,890 This constitution recognized Fernando VII as king, but also included new ideas like equality or the freedom of the press. 3 00:00:26,030 --> 00:00:30,989 The constitution only lasted two years, and the people who supported it were arrested. 4 00:00:30,989 --> 00:00:38,109 Just because it was approved on San Jose's day, people started to call it La Pepa. 5 00:00:38,109 --> 00:00:42,189 So people in the street started to shout Viva La Pepa.