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2. San Pedro, for poor ecclefiaflics. 



3. El Efpiritu Santo, for mariners, and fupported 

 by the fhips belonging to thefe leas, their crews being 

 properly aflefled for that purpofe. 



4. San Bartholome, for the negroes. 



5. Senora Santa Ana, for the Indians. 



6. San Pedro de Alcantara, for women. 



7. Another for that nfe, under the care of the Beth' 

 lemite fathers, ere6ted before their Cafa grande. 



8. La Caridad, alfo for women. 



9. San Lazaro, for the lepers, which with thofe 

 already enumerated, make twelve. 



Here are alfo 14 nunneries, the number of perfons 

 in which would be fufficient to people a fmall town. 

 The 5 firft are regulars, and the other 9 recolledls, 



J. La Encarnation. 2. La Conception. 3. San- 

 ta Cathalina. 4. Santa Clara. 5. La Trinidad. 6. 

 El Carmen. 7. Santa Terefa, 6 El Carmen baxo. 8. 

 Las Defcalzas de San Jofeph. 9. Las capuchinas. 

 1©. Las Nazarenas. 11. Las Mercidarias. 12. 

 Santa Rofa. 13. Las Trinitarias Defcalzas. 14. 

 Las Monjas del Prado. 



Lsaftiy, Here are four other conventual houfes, 

 where fome few of the fifters are not reclufes, tho' 

 mofl of them obferve that rule. Thefe houfes are : 



I. Santa Rofa de Viterbo. 2. Nueilra Senora del 

 Patrocioio. 3. Nueftra Senora de Capacabana, for 

 Indian ladies. 4. San Jofeph. 



The laft is a retreat for women who defire to be di- 

 vorced from their hufbands. There is alfo a houfe con- 

 ftituted in the manner of convents, for poor women, 

 and under the dire6lion of an ecclefiaftic appointed by 

 the archbifhop, who is alfo their chaplain. 



The moil numerous of all thefe nunneries, arc 

 the Incarnation, Conception, Santa Clara, and Santa 

 Cathalina. The others are indeed not fo large ; 

 but the Recolle6ls in the re6litude and auftcrity of 

 their lives, are an example to the whole city, 



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