ABSTRACT
On August 17, 1672, Lucas de Uriarte Arbide declared that the election was valid and confirmed the elections of Cristobal Bernal, Juan Velasquez, and Alonso de Aguilar as majordomo and deputies. The petition says that with the affection of the Guardian Father of said convent, Cristobal Bernal, by two votes of mulatos and mestizos, was elected mayor-domo instead of Don Juan de Cueva Carvajal. Although said confraternity was founded by Spaniards, Indians, mestizos, and mulatos have since joined and have enjoyed all the privileges of the other brothers. They vote in the elections and are elected as deputies without any contradiction or impediment. Spanish mayordomos and mestizo and mulato deputies are always elected. Legal rights include voting and electing for a Spanish majordomo and mestizo, mulato, and Spanish deputies, especially as said mestizos and mulatos are those who most effectively secure alms both within and outside the town.
