THE GOOD DEATH AND ATTITUDES TOWARDS DEATH IN COLONIAL LIMA

Varillas P.E.R. · Intus-Legere Historia (2025)

Resumen

Death was quite present in colonial Lima and its population was prepared to receive it through a series of rites that every Christian had to observe in the Old Hispanic Regime. The religious and secular authorities acted, according to their instances and norms regarding the attention to the parishioners and subjects. Some baroque funerary customs were gradually questioned by the metropolitan authorities in the 17th century. Also, Enlightened Despotism imposed a series of reforms, including behavior in the face of death, which were gradually complied with, initially with some resistance, but with greater conviction at the beginning of the 19th century, such as burial outside the city walls. This article seeks to identify some tax changes by the authorities to the residents of colonial Lima. The continuous repetitions of non-compliance show the resistance to abide by them and continue with their customs brought from the Peninsula in the first centuries.

Instituciones: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos