{ Adopted: / Status: 29 Dec 1978 with Amendment 27 Aug 1992 }
Preamble
The Spanish Nation
, desiring to establish justice, liberty, and
security, and to promote the well-being of all its members, in
the exercise of its sovereignty proclaims its will to:
guarantee democratic coexistence within the Constitution and
the laws in accordance with a just economic and social
order;
consolidate a state of law which insures the rule of law as the
expression of the popular will;
protect all Spaniards and peoples of Spain in the exercise of
human rights, their cultures and traditions, languages, and
institutions;
promote the progress of culture and the economy to insure a
dignified quality of life for all;
establish an advanced democratic society; and
collaborate in the strengthening of peaceful relations and
effective cooperation among all the peoples of the earth.
Therefore, the Parliament approves, and the Spanish people ratify the following Constitution: