This bound book contains information from postulants who wished to be accepted as religious within the Franciscan Order. The book contains 119 files of 120 postulants to the Order, of which 15 are from the 18th century and 104 from the 19th century. Of this total, 36 applied for lay religious, 69 for choir religious and 15 for unspecified religious (due to having an incomplete file). There are cases where it is mentioned that priestly clergy wish to take the Franciscan habit. In some cases, it presents incomplete documents, that is, the applicant's application, baptismal certificate is missing, or in other cases, it only presents the questionnaire made to the witnesses on the faith and good conduct of the applicant. In only one case, the original file formed a unit, but at the time of its binding it was separated, therefore, the corresponding shipments are made so that the user can refer to them. The geographical origin of the applicants is varied: 16 of them are of peninsular origin (Tarragona, Estepa, Loja, Lugo, Rubín (Galicia), Gaviña (Galicia), Urueñas (Segovia), Hermua (Vizcaya), Isla de León (Andalusia). ), Portugalete (Vizcaya), Santiago de Entrambasaguas (Galicia), Novés (Castilla), Cartagena, Guipúzcoa, Galicia, Bilbao), while the remaining 104 are of Creole or mestizo origin (Arequipa, Lima, Cajamarca, Cuzco, Bellavista ( Callao), Huamalíes, Huancavelica, Lambayeque, Chincha, Ica, Pasco, Huánuco, Chulumani (La Paz), Huallanca (Huánuco), Cápiz (Philippines), Chorrillos (Lima), Jauja, Quito, Charazani (Bolivia), Barranca (Lima) ), Portoviejo (Ecuador), Concepción (Chile), Huari, Santiago de Chile, Valparaíso, Guayaquil, Tarma, Callao, Santiago de Chuco).
Este libro encuadernado comprende informaciones de postulantes que deseaban ser aceptados como religiosos dentro de la Orden Franciscana. El libro contiene 119 expedientes de 120 postulantes a la Orden, de los cuales 15 son del siglo XVIII y 104 del siglo XIX. De este total, 36 postulaban para religiosos Legos, 69 para religiosos del Coro y 15 para religiosos sin especificar (por tener el expediente incompleto). Existen casos en donde se menciona que clérigos presbíteros desean tomar el hábito franciscano. En algunos casos, presenta documentos incompletos, es decir, falta la solicitud del postulante, partida de bautizo, o en otros casos, solo presenta el cuestionario hecho a los testigos sobre la fe y buena conducta del postulante. En un solo caso, el expediente original formaba una unidad, pero al momento de su encuadernación fue separado, por lo que, se hace los envíos correspondientes para que el usuario se remita a ellos. La procedencia geográfica de los postulantes es variada: 16 de ellos son de origen peninsular (Tarragona, Estepa, Loja, Lugo, Rubín (Galicia), Gaviña (Galicia), Urueñas (Segovia), Hermua (Vizcaya), isla de León (Andalucía), Portugalete (Vizcaya), Santiago de Entrambasaguas (Galicia), Novés (Castilla), Cartagena, Guipúzcoa, Galicia, Bilbao), mientras que los 104 restantes son de origen criollo o mestizo (Arequipa, Lima, Cajamarca, Cuzco, Bellavista (Callao), Huamalíes, Huancavelica, Lambayeque, Chincha, Ica, Pasco, Huánuco, Chulumani (La Paz), Huallanca (Huánuco), Cápiz (Filipinas), Chorrillos (Lima), Jauja, Quito, Charazani (Bolivia), Barranca (Lima), Portoviejo (Ecuador), Concepción (Chile), Huari, Santiago de Chile, Valparaíso, Guayaquil, Tarma, Callao, Santiago de Chuco).
Extent: 627 folios.
Condition of original material: It has charred leaves (ink corrosion) on some pages. Likewise, it presents perforation of xylophages. The book was previously intervened by placing Japanese paper on some pages that presented serious damage (perforations and/or corrosion).
