Libro de cabildos [1744-1839]

Book of chapters of the San Eloy and Nuestra Señora de la Misericordia fraternity (San Agustín convent). Includes constitutions drawn up in 1744. Libro de cabildos de la cofradía San Eloy y Nuestra Señora de la Misericordia (convento San Agustín). Incluye las constituciones redactadas en 1744. Extent: 1 volume, 186 folios. Custodial history: The fraternities were created during the colonial era (before 1821). Since the mid-nineteenth century, the Sociedad de Beneficencia Metropolitana de Lima (1834) managed the archives of the fraternities. Arrangement: The material has been organized loosely by topic, and each unit includes documents organized chronologically. Original institution reference: PE_0006_AHBPL_COF_SMSE_018.