The idea of resisting the person in power is recurrent in the political literature by appealing to a primordial matter: the critical juxtaposition of the adherence to authority and public or individual freedom. In the construction of Mexico, it was a substantial theme, in terms of legitimacy and legality of the new governments. XIXth-century politicians decided not to mention the right to insurrection in the 1824 constitution, since they already tacitly accepted its legitimate existence. However, they faced fundamental issues when they discussed the limits and figures authorized to summon it.