Current Legal Status of Nobility in Mexico
The Political Constitution of Mexico expressly prohibits the state from recognizing (or granting) any nobility titles since 1917. Therefore, nobility titles do not legally exist (therefore they are not forbidden) in Mexico. However, the same Mexican law do prohibit Mexicans from receiving any foreign condecoration without permission from the Congress of The Union.
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