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The testamentary legacies were destined to endow the families of the Casa Pia de la Misericordia of Seville from different places, some of the Indies or Hispanic America. Some sent to provide poor young people and others with relatives. One of the most interesting cases found in the documentation was a subservient living in Lima, Viceroyalty of Peru, who sent money to obtain a date to send poor maidens. The singular thing of the case is that it coincided with the entry of this stage with the great plague of 1649 that caused the worst mortality that the city remembers. This money was not used for the will of the testator, but for other purposes more in memorable moments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]