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:The nation's museum houses an approximate collection of 15,500 works, most of which belong to the pre-Hispanic period such as metals, textiles and ceramics, the rest come from the colonial and republican times. The collection is of the archaeological, historical and ethnographic type of Peru. | :The nation's museum houses an approximate collection of 15,500 works, most of which belong to the pre-Hispanic period such as metals, textiles and ceramics, the rest come from the colonial and republican times. The collection is of the archaeological, historical and ethnographic type of Peru. | ||
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- Archives collect and preserve original documents of organizations such as churches or governments. Libraries generally collect published sources such as books, maps, and microfilm.
- If you plan to visit a repository, contact them and ask for information about their collection, hours, services, and fees. Ask if they require you to have a reader’s ticket (a paper indicating you are a responsible researcher) to view the records, and ask how to obtain one.
- Although the records you need may be in an archive or library, the Family History Library may have printed or microfilmed copies of them.
Archives[edit | edit source]
National Archives[edit | edit source]
National Archives of Peru (Archivo General de la Nación)
Palacio de Justicia
Jirón Manuel Cuadros s/n
Casilla No. 3124
Cercado de Lima
Lima 1
Telephone: 511 426 7221
Website
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Regional Archives[edit | edit source]
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Regional Archive of Amazonas (Archivo Regional de Amazonas) Regional Archive of Ancash (Archivo Regional de Ancash) Regional Archive of Apurímac (Archivo Regional de Apurímac) Regional Archive of Arequipa (Archivo Regional de Arequipa) Regional Archive of Ayacucho (Archivo Regional de Ayacucho) Regional Archive of Cajamarca (Archivo Regional de Cajamarca) Regional Archive of Callao (Archivo Regional de Callao) Regional Archive of Cusco (Archivo Regional de Cuzco) Regional Archive of Huancavelica (Archivo Regional de Huancavelica) Regional Archive of Huánuco (Archivo Regional de Huánuco) Regional Archive of Ica (Archivo Regional de Ica) Regional Archive of Junín (Archivo Regional de Junín) Regional Archive of Lambayeque (Archivo Regional de Lambayeque) |
Regional Archive of La Libertad (Archivo Regional de La Libertad) Regional Archive of Lima (Archivo Regional de Lima) Regional Archive of Loreto (Archivo Regional de Loreto) Regional Archive of Madre de Dios (Archivo Regional de Madre de Dios) Regional Archive of Moquegua (Archivo Regional de Moquegua) Regional Archive of Pasco (Archivo Regional de Pasco) Regional Archive of Piura (Archivo Regional de Piura) Regional Archive of Puno (Archivo Regional de Puno) Regional Archive of San Martín (Archivo Regional de San Martín) Regional Archive of Tacna (Archivo Regional de Tacna) Subregional Archive of Bajo Mayo (Archivo Subregional Bajo Mayo - Tarapoto) Regional Archive of Tumbes (Archivo Regional de Tumbes) Regional Archive of Ucayali (Archivo Regional de Ucayali) |
Municipal Archives[edit | edit source]
All records created by local governments in Peru, including birth, death, and marriage records, are kept in municipal offices. These offices are comparable to county courthouses and town halls in the United States. Copies of the municipal records are available to the public. For more information about these offices and their records, see Peru Civil Registration.
These archives also house the Libros de Cabildos (minute books), which contain information about local administration, founding of towns, commercial life, markets, sanitation, administration of justice, and social relations. The municipal records of the town of Huamanga are housed in the National Library.
You can get information about the records kept at a particular municipality by writing to the municipal office. See Spanish Letter Writing Guide for instructions on how to write for genealogical information.
Municipal Library and Historical Archive of Lima (Archivo de la Municipalidad de Lima)
Jirón Conde de Superunda 141
Cercado de Lima 15001, Peru
Telephone: 330-3988 and 632-1540
Email: library@munlima.gob.pe
Website
Historical Archive
Digital Library
Piura Municipal Central Archive (Archivo Histórico de la Municipalidad de Piura)
Jr. Ayacucho 377 - Basement of the Municipality
Piura, Peru
Telephone: 51 73 355899/73 307775
Email: jcornejo@munipiura.gob.pe
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Church Archives[edit | edit source]
The Catholic Church has gathered the early church records from the dioceses into a centralized archive. Six of Lima's seven parishes store their pre-1900 records in the Archive of the Archbishopric of Lima (Archivo Arzobispal de Lima).
Archive of the Archbishopric of Lima (Archivo Arzobispal de Lima)
Calle Luis Espejo 1064
Cercado de Lima 15034
Telephone: 51 471-4738
Email: lagaguti@terra.com.pe
Archbishop Archives of Lima
- The Archive of the Archbishop of Lima has documentation since 1543 on visitations (visitas), holy works (obras pias), tithing (diezmos), property, and divorce. Parish records, particularly baptisms, are the most likely to be indexed. Additionally, there are eight volumes of indexes of marriage documents (expedientes matrimoniales). The diocese keeps the records of parishes that no longer exist.
See Peru Church Directories, Peru Church History, and Peru Church Records for more information.
Libraries[edit | edit source]
National Library of Peru(Biblioteca Nacional)
Av. De La Poesía 160
San Borja 15034, Peru
Telephone: 51 1 5136900 - Annex 7000
Email: jefatura@binape.gob.pe
Website: Peru National Library
- The National Library has several large collections that are of particular interest to family historians. It is one of the main repositories for primary documents relating to the military. It has one of the most thorough collections of imprints dating from the independence and republican periods, and has extensive collections of pamphlets and memorias. Other documents of interest are land grants (encomiendas), judicial records (judiciales), succession rights (mayorazgos), chaplaincy records (capellanías), chieftainship records (cacicazgos), immovable property of Lima (propiedad inmóvil de Lima), dowries (dotes), parish registers (registros parroquiales), town council minutes (actas de cabildo), and books of the orders and decrees (libros de cédulas y proviciones). The National Library also has registers of the notaries (escribanos) of Lima, Arequipa, and Cuzco. A fire in 1943 destroyed a large part of the manuscript collection, but following the catastrophe the surviving documents were thoroughly cataloged.
Biblioteca de Barranco - Municipalidad de Barranco
Pedro de Osma
Barranco 15063
Av. San Martín S / N, Parque Municipal
Barranco, Lima, Peru
Telephone: 51 1 2036730/719-2041/719-2046
Email: consultations@munibarranco.gob.pe
Website
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Bibliotecas Municipales - Municipalidad de Miraflores
Av. Larco 770
Miraflores
Lima 18, Peru
Telephone: 51 6177261 / 6177260
Email: biblioteca@miraflores.gob.pe
Website
Municipal Library of Ica (Biblioteca Municipal de Ica)
Calle Acacias 194
San Isidro, Ica 11001, Peru
Telephone: 51 239246/51 977 832 518
Email: bibliotecasanmartin.ica@hotmail.com
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Museums[edit | edit source]
Lima Metropolitan Museum (Museo Metropolitano de Lima)
Av. 28 Julio with Av. Garcilaso de la Vega, Lima - Parque de la Exposicion, Av. 28 de Julio, Cercado de Lima
Telephone: 51 1 3303899
Email: museometropolitano@munlima.gob.pe
Lima Metropolitan Museum
National Museum (Museo de la Nación)
Av. Javier Prado Este 2465
San Borja 15021
Telephone: 51 1 4769878/1 6189393 annex 2306/2280/2484
Email: dipm@cultura.gob.pe
Website
- The nation's museum houses an approximate collection of 15,500 works, most of which belong to the pre-Hispanic period such as metals, textiles and ceramics, the rest come from the colonial and republican times. The collection is of the archaeological, historical and ethnographic type of Peru.
National Museum of the Archaeology, Anthropology, and History of Peru, Lima (Museo Nacional de Arqueologia, Antropologia e Historia del Peru)
Av. Javier Prado Este 2465
San Borgia, Peru
Telephone: 51 321 5630 - Annex 5262/618-9393 Anexo: 5211
Email: communications-mnaahp@cultura.gob.pe
Email #2: comunicaciones-mnaahp@cultura.gob.pe
Email #3: mnaahp@inc.gob.pe
Website: Museo Nacional de Arqueologia, Antropologia e Historia del Peru
Website #2: Library and archive
Website #3: National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology and History
Website #4: National Museum of the Archaeology, Anthropology, and History of Peru
Website #5: The National Museum of Archeology, Anthropology and History
- The National Museum of Archeology, Anthropology and History of Peru (MNAAHP) is the first museum in Peru; the largest, oldest and most representative of our country. It was the only one that Peru had in the first hundred years of the Republic. It has two different series: Historical Archive and Collections. The first preserves documents from the 16th century and the second, personal and career files of the most important researchers in the country. Its importance lies in the valuable cultural heritage that it guards in its deposits and repositories, which houses approximately 300,000 pieces that make up the legacy of our pre-Hispanic, colonial and republican past. The Museum building has an architecture that combines elements from the late Colonial and Republican periods. Along with its exhibitions, it makes this a meeting place with the history of Peru and the ideal place where everyone, regardless of age or place of origin, can discover, relive and question the experiences of our ancestors.