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Archives
Archives of the Chancellery (Archivos de la Cancillería) Jirón Lampa 535 - Cercado de Lima Lima Telephone: 511 204 2400/204 2706/204 2707 Email: [mailto:reports@rree.gob.pe reports@rree.gob.pe] Email #2: [mailto:sherrerac@rree.gob.pe sherrerac@rree.gob.pe] Email #3: [mailto:jmorales@rree.gob.pe jmorales@rree.gob.pe] Website: Management system of the Archives of the Chancellery


 * The Ministry of Foreign Relations owns one of the oldest and most important documentary archives in the country. In its different repositories are documents whose value and interest transcends the scope of the diplomatic history of Peru.

General Archive of the Congress of the Republic (Archivo General del Congreso de la Republica) Congress of the Republic Plaza Bolívar, Av. Abancay s/n Lima Telephone: 311-7777 Website: General Archive of the Congress of the Republic


 * The history of the Archive of the Congress of the Republic of Peru begins with the installation of the "First Constituent Congress of Peru", on September 20, 1822; that draws up the first Political Constitution of 1823. With the Political Constitution of 1828, the Congress of the Republic of Peru is made up of two legislative chambers, the Senate of the Republic and the Chamber of Deputies, this happens in 1829; then existing two Central Archives independent of each other.  With the 1993 Constitution, the unicameral nature of the Congress of the Republic of Peru is established, producing the merger of both Central Archives into a General Archive of the Congress of the Republic of Peru.  The Archive has been the custodian of the parliamentary documentary heritage since 1822.  Being the Act of Installation of the Constituent Congress of 1822, the oldest parliamentary document, the same one that is registered in the Memory Register of the World of the UNESCO Subsidiary Peru.

General Archive of the Ministry of Foreign Relations (Archivo General del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores) Palacio de Torre Tagle 363 Ucayali Lima Telephone: 511 204 2706/204 2707 Email: [mailto:reports@rree.gob.pe reports@rree.gob.pe] Email #2: [mailto:file@rree.gob.pe file@rree.gob.pe] Website: Historical Archive of Limits of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Peru)


 * The history of the Historical Archive of Limits (AHL) dates back to the creation of the Geographical Society of Lima, an institution founded in 1888, subject to dependence on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, whose purpose was to carry out studies on the geography of Peru and neighboring countries., the design of plans and writings related to their purposes.

Historical Archive of the Ministry of Property and Commerce (Archivo Histórico del Ministerio de Hacienda y Comercio) Palacio de Justicia Jirón Manuel Cuadros s/n Cercado de Lima Lima 1 Telephone: 51-14-40-7120 Website: The Historical Archive of the Ministry of Finance and Trade of Peru


 * The Historical Archive of the Ministry of Finance and Commerce of Lima is the most recent of the Peruvian archives. It was created as a result of the discovery of a rich collection of colonial books and manuscripts that lay forgotten in a room of the old Government Palace, in which this Ministry operated until its demolition. Most of these books and papers belonged to the Royal Ha Cienda and the Court of the Consulate. Dr. Emilio Romero, professor of Economic Geography and Economic History at the Universidad Mayor de San, Marcos, then Director General of Finance, realizing the importance of this finding, promptly ordered an inventory of the valuable ensemble. Later, the Government provided the archive with its own premises in the large basements of the new Palace of Justice, where it is currently installed.

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 Email: [mailto:communications@agn.gob.pe communications@agn.gob.pe] Website: Archivo General de la Nación Website #2: Archivo General de la Nación - Perú


 * The National Archives publishes information on its activities and the activities of the Department of Historical Archives in its Revista. It has also published the Catálogo del Archivo General de la Nación (Catalog of the National Archives of Peru). Before you visit or use the records of an archive, you need to study the publications so can use your time more effectively. A guide to the archives and libraries in Peru is Revista del Archivo General de la Nación. (Journal of the General Archive of the Nation). Lima: Imprenta Gil, 1971–. (FHL book 985 B2r.)

Regional Archive of Amazonas (Archivo Regional de Amazonas) Jr. Camaná 125 with Pasaje Piura s / n Cercado de Lima Telephone: 041-478112 Email: [mailto:archi_reg_amaz@yahoo.com archi_reg_amaz@yahoo.com] Website: Regional Archive of Amazonas Website #2: Address Regional Archive Amazonas Website #3: Archivo Regional de Amazonas


 * The Regional Archive of Amazonas, has the noble mission of guarding and revaluing the Archival and Cultural Documentary Heritage of our Amazon Region, based on technical archival processes and current archival legislation, carrying out processes of organization, selection, classification, signing, description, conservation and dissemination of the entire historical legacy, dating from the year 1538

Libraries
The National Library (Biblioteca Nacional) contains nine rooms where material for various subjects are stored. The collection of the Hall of Research (Sala de Investigaciones) is very diverse and can be accessed through two card catalogs, one arranged by subject and the other chronologically. A fire in 1943 destroyed a large part of the manuscript collection, but following the catastrophe the surviving documents were thoroughly cataloged. Following is the address of the National Library:


 * Biblioteca Nacional Avenida Abancay s/n, cdra. 4 Cercado de Lima Lima 1, PERÚ Telephone: 51-14-28-7690, 51-14-28-7696 Fax: 51-14-427-7311 Email: jefatura@binape.gob.pe Internet: http://www.bnp.gob.pe/portalbnp

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.

To enter the Hall of Research a researcher is required to present two photographs and a letter of recommendation, attend a class on using the library’s collections, and pay a fee.

Other national level repositories also contain records of genealogical value:

Archivo Histórico Militar del Perú

Centro de Estudios Históricos Militares del Perú Paseo Colón 150 Cercado de Lima Lima 1, PERÚ Telephone: 51-14-23-0415 Fax: 51-14-23-0415 Internet: http://www.h-net.org/~latam/archives/archivo-his-mil.html

Archivo Histórico de la Marina

Museo Naval, Ministerio de Marina Lima, PERÚ

Archivo General de la Corte Superior de Justicia de Lima Palacio de Justicia Jirón Manuel Cuadros s/n Cercado de Lima Lima 1, PERÚ Telephone: 51-14-28-4437

Archivo de la Oficina Nacional de Estadística y Censo - ONEC

Lima, PERÚ

Archivo de la Corte Suprema de la República

Palacio de Justicia Jirón Manuel Cuadros s/n Cercado de Lima Lima 1, PERÚ Telephone: 51-14-28-3690

Archivo del Ministerio de Trabajo y Asuntos

Indígenas Avenida Salavery s/n Lima, PERÚ Telephone: 51-14-32-2510 Internet: http://indice.abc.es/Empleo/Ministerio_de_trabajo/

Some helpful guides to the archives of Peru are:


 * Gómez Canedo, Lino. Los archivos de la historia de América: período colonial español(The Archives of the History of America: Colonial Spanish Period). México, D.F.: Instituto Panamericano de Geografía e Historia, 1961. (FHL book 980 A3.)


 * Porras Barrenechea, Raúl. Fuenteshistóricas Peruanas(Historical Sources of Peru). Lima, Peru : Instituto Raúl Porras Barrenechea, 1963. (FHL book 985 H2pb.)


 * Research Guide to Andean History: Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, and Peru. Durham, N.C.: Duke University Press, 1981. (FHL book 980 H27r.) This includes bibliographical references and an index. Peru is listed on pages 206–334.

Church Archives
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). The address for this archive is incorrectly listed in the FamilySearch research guide for Peru, as the Archives relocated in 2006. The current address is:

Archivo Arzobispal de Lima Calle Luis Espejo 1064 Urb. Santa Catalina Lima 21, PERÚ Tel: 471-4738 Email: [mailto:lagaguti@terra.com.pe lagaguti@terra.com.pe]

The Archive of the Archbishop of Lima has documentation since 1543 on visitations (visitas), holy works (obras pias), tithing (diezmos), property, and divorce. Few guides, indexes, or inventories have been published, but in the archive there are several that can be used on site. For information about the archive, see:


 * Vargas Ugarte,Rubén, S.J. “El Archivo Arzobispal de Lima,” in Handbook of Latin American Studies, 1936. (Cambridge, Mass.: 1937), 443–48.

Only a few of the records of the Archive of the Archbishop of Lima have been indexed, and most of the indexes remain unpublished. Parish records, particularly baptisms, are the most likely to be indexed. Additionally, there are eight volumes of indexes of marriage documents (expedientes matrimoniales).

More recent Catholic parish records are kept at the local parish. The diocese keeps the records of parishes that no longer exist. You may write to local parishes and church archives for information. To obtain 20th century documents, you must visit the parish offices and pay a fee.

See Peru Church Directories, Peru Church History, and Peru Church Records for more information.

Department Archives
In Peru, a department is a governmental jurisdiction, similar to a county. Each department has its own historical archive separate from those of the national government. They serve as repositories for records pertaining to their particular area. Records of genealogical value at department archives include notarial records; birth, marriage, and death records; census records; some church records; and so forth.

Department archives are located in the department city capitals and are open to the public, with proper identification (libreto electoral or passport) and letters of recommendation. Addresses of the department archives are:


 * Archivo Histórico Departamental de Arequipa Calle Quesada No. 102 Yanahuara Arequipa, PERÚ Telephone: 51-54-22-1908


 * Archivo Departamental de Ayacucho Av. Independencia s/n Centro Cultural Simón Bolívar 2056 Ayacucho, PERÚ


 * Archivo Histórico Departmental de Cajamarca Jr. Belén s/n, Conjunto Monumental Belén Apartado 188 3320 Cajamarca, PERÚ

Archivo Histórico Departmental de Cuzco

Av. Tullumayo 440 or Avenida de Cultura 760 Cuzco, PERÚ

Archivo Histórico Departamental de Huánuco

Jr. 2 de Mayo No. 680 Apartado 278 Huánuco, PERÚ

Archivo Histórico Departamental de Junín

Av. Sebastián Lorente 1810 Huancayo, PERÚ Telephone: 51-64-23-3679

Archivo Histórico Departamental de Lambayeque

Av. Victor Raul Hay de la Torre 272 Ub. Chiclayo/Villareal, PERÚ Telephone: 51-74-28-2390

Archivo Histórico Departamental de la Libertad

Miquel Estete No 540 Trujillo, La Libertad, PERÚ

Archivo Histórico Departamental de Moquequa

Tarapaca No. 320 Mariscal Nieto s/n Moquequa, PERÚ

Archivo Histórico Departamental de Piura

Jr. Huancavelica 867 Piura, PERÚ Telephone: 51-74-71-5255

Archivo Histórico Departamental de Puno

Museo Municipal Dreyer Conde de Lemos 289 Apartado 640 Puno, PERÚ

Archivo Histórico Departamental de Tacna

Av. Boloqnesi No. 1737 Tacna, PERÚ Telephone: 51-54-71-5255

Municipal Archives
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 the Family History Library’s Spanish Letter-Writing Guide (36245) for instructions on how to write for genealogical information.

Other Archives and Libraries
Other types of repositories may also contain important genealogical records. Contact these libraries and ask about their collection, hours, services, and fees. Proper identification (libreto electoral or passport) and a letter of recommendation may be required. These repositories include:


 * Historical and genealogical societies.
 * Public and academic libraries.
 * Public archives, private archives, business archives, and museums.
 * University archives and libraries.

The oldest continuing university in the Americas is the Major National University of San Marcos (Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos):


 * Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos S/n Ciudad Universitaria Lima, PERÚ Telephone: 619-7000 ext. 7390 Email: rrpp@unmsm.edu.pe' Internet: http://www.unmsm.edu.pe/

Museums
Archivos y bibliotecas de Perú