Overview

• At the July 29 Cabildo General Extraordinario, 998 of 1,400 voting brothers backed Pedro Manzano’s three-month restoration proposal, reversing the controversial June intervention by Francisco Arquillo.
• IAPH’s diagnostic report cited wood-eating insects, humidity damage, facial cracks and excessive prior cleaning that exceeded maintenance, guiding the restoration scope.
• A 13-member multidisciplinary commission will formalize documentation protocols and oversee technical procedures to safeguard conservation standards.
• Recent tests identified fungal growth, a metal nail in the wood, joint separations and paint layer damage that Manzano’s team will address on site at the basilica.
• More than 1,800 brothers queued for hours at the basilica with vocal calls for leadership resignations before the restoration vote.