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[email protected] THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES THE ORIGINS OF A DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONSTITUTION: THE 1945 GUATEMALAN CONSTITUTION AND HUMAN RIGHTS By RAYMOND N. RUGGIERO A Dissertation submitted to the Department of Humanities in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Humanities Degree Awarded: Spring Semester 2013 Raymond N. Ruggiero defended this dissertation on March 19, 2013. The members of the supervisory committee were: David F. Johnson Professor Directing Dissertation Delia M. Poey University Representative Kathleen M. Erndl Committee Member Daniel Maier-Katkin Committee Member The Graduate School has verified and approved the above-named committee members, and certifies that the dissertation has been approved in accordance with university requirements. ii TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT .....................................................................................................................................v INTRODUCTION ...........................................................................................................................1 I. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF THE GUATEMALAN 1945 CONSTITUTION............27 1.1 The Spanish Colonial Era ............................................................................................30