This presentation will analyze the psychology of the Peruvian woman represented in «La conspiración de la saya y manto». Therefore, the following topics will be analyzed: the arrival of the saya (part of the female clothing composed of a long colorful pleated skirt that left the feet visible) and the manto (part of the female clothing made of black silk that was tied around the waist and covered the back and almost the entire face) to Peru, the social situation of women, the significance of the tapada (use of the elements of the female clothing of the XVI century) limeña for three hundred years, the expansion to nearby countries and its end in the XIX century. In the first part, the analysis of the Spanish women’s clothing is emphasized; in the second one, the treatment of the Lima women is evaluated; in the third one, the consequences and effects that the use of the saya and the m...

The purpose of this article is to analyse mental health in Peru from the 19th century onwards and to compare it with the current situation in the face of the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time, it seeks to report on how the lack of intervention by a specialist in the mental and social area leads citizens to a decline in their personality. Indeed, on the eve of the bicentenary, optimal emotional, psychological and social well-being should be achieved through attention to the mental health of every Peruvian. This is not the case due to the colonial heritage we still carry with us, which includes our slavery to marginality, rejection and selfishness, which deteriorates our beliefs and actions. For this reason, the story of Ricardo Palma’s «El médico inglés» is taken to highlight the concern for effective medical care, beyond physical health.