In 1948, due to the increase in the number of confraternities since 1937 that were organizing their own Holy Week events and processions, it became necessary to create an entity to coordinate them all. On the initiative of the Confraternity of the Blood of Christ, the Coordinating Board of Confraternities was created.

In addition to coordinating and organizing the different Confraternities, the Board is responsible for organizing the Proclamation - the Saturday before Palm Sunday - and the Holy Week Contests and Exaltations of Instruments - the weekend before Palm Sunday.