 The gatherings in the process of drafting them are considered to be the first constituent assembly on German soil.On 6 March 1525 about 50 representatives of the Upper Swabian Peasants Groups (of the Baltringer Mob, the Allgäuer Mob, and the Lake Constance Mob), met in Memmingen to deliberate upon their common stance against the Swabian League.One day later and after difficult negotiations, they proclaimed the Christian Association, an Upper Swabian Peasants' Confederation.