The San Martín Historical Museum

Located on the corner of Av. Libertador Ave. and Alejandro Aguado St.
Tel. 03772-493011
Open Mondays through Sundays from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

This museum functions in the General San Martín Regiment of Mounted Grenadiers. It comprises five halls devoted to history and archaeology. One of these halls is dedicated to the Jesuitical reductions, two focus on the histotical events related to San Martín, the fourth hall is devoted to the second foundation of Yapeyú, while the last one harbors flags, paintings of San Martín and Bolívar and uniforms. Amongst its most treasured possessions are a stone mill wheel and a baptismal font from the times of the Jesuits, a maquette of the Battle of San Lorenzo and a replica of San Martín´s curved saber and of the furniture in his home in Boulogne Sur Mer, France.

Yapeyú
The town of Yapeyú stands as a landmark in Argentine history since it was the birthplace of General San Martín. It is located 380km away from the city of Corrientes down national routes No.12, 123 and 14. This town was originally a Jesuitical reduction.