Resumen de Las capuchinas de Buenos Aires: de la monarquía a la república (1749-1865)
ALICIA FRASCHINA. – Las capuchinas de Buenos Aires. De la monarquía a la república (1749- 1865) (513-556) This work deals with the history of the Capuchin nuns of Buenos Aires from the foundation of Nuestra Señora del Pilar Monastery in 1749 – at the time of the Catholic Monarchy – up to the 1860s, a decade along which the republican order and the first archdiocese were created in the Argentine Republic. Therefore, the following topics are dealt with: the reasons for the foundation, the strata of women for whom the monastery was destined, the requirements for entrance, different conflicts that arose and acknowledgement from the Buenos Aires society. In order to understand the changes and continuities within the nunnery during the 19th century, the impact of the liberal reforms and the “romanization” process are presented. This search is based on sources from the Archivo del Monasterio de Santa Clara, Moreno;
Archivo General de la Nación, Buenos Aires; Archivo General de Indias, Sevilla.