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The article reflects on the patterns of liberalism during the Spanish Triennium within the provinces under viceroyalty rule in Arequipa, Cusco and Huamanga, Peru, between 1820 and 1824. The author discusses the influences of local government relating to the compositions of the constitutional municipalities, according to documents obtained from the three provincial governments. Viceroy José de la Serna's following of the Constitution of 1812 and both the changes and continuities between Spanish and Peruvian governments are addressed by the author.