2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/155516We prove existence of conjugate Galois representations, and we use it to derive a simple method of weight reduction. As a consequence, an alternative proof of the level 1 case of Serre's conjecture follows.very minor changesNumber Theory11F11, 11F80The level 1 case of Serre's conjecture revisitedtext