Finally, La Merced church was practically new in 1773, and it has withstood time and earthquakes since; the church was not abandoned in 1776, but it was indeed abandoned in 1829 when the Mercedarians were expelled from Central America by general Francisco Morazán, along with the rest of regular clergy and the conservative party members and Aycinena family.
En canto á igrexa de La Merced, esta estaba prácticamente nova en 1773, e soportou desde entón todos os terremotos; a igrexa non foi abandonada en 1776, pero si en 1829 cando os mercedarios foron expulsados do territorio centroamericano polo xeneral Francisco Morazán xunto co resto das ordes ordinarias e os membros do partido conservador e do Clan Aycinena.