Museum of the "General San Martín" Regiment of Mounted Grenadiers

Luis María Campos 554
Tel. 4771-8003 - Extensions 209 and 210
Open Mondays through Fridays from 8 a.m. to 12 a.m. (request visits by means of a letter addressed to the Regiment Chief)
Does not close on holidays

This museum was inaugurated on March 16, 1968, on the 156th anniversary of the creation of the Regiment of Mounted Grenadiers created by General José de San Martín. In the "Hall of Great Symbols of San Martín" is the shrine in which the Liberator´s curved sabre is kept and guarded. This is by far the most important relic in the museum.
In the hall of "San Martinian Iconography" one can appreciate an oil painting by Gil de Castro from 1817, and two large Sévres vases with illustrations evoking the freedom campaign, and a replica of the sword used by San Martín while he was rendering services to the Spanish army.
In the hall known as "San Martín and his Officers", in addition to paintings by Casanovas from the beginning of the century representing the principal officers that accompanied this freedom fighter, there is a "mate" (gourd) belonging to General Lavalle, and the presidential desk used by Julio A. Roca.. In other halls one can contemplase old uniforms used by the regiment, a diorama depicting the Battle of San Lorenzo, weapons and documents related to the main war actions as well as old photographs.