The San Martín Museum of Corrientes

25 de Mayo 1416
Cultural Undersecretariat Tel. No. 03783-427073
From Monday through Friday from 9 to 12 a.m. and from 5 to 7 p.m.

Its two halls harbor a series of items related to the life and history of San Martín. Worthy of mentioning are the mi1itary orders signed by General San Martín himself, books on the history of this great man by several authors, the most notable of which is "El Santo de la Espada" (The Saint of the Sword) by Ricardo Rojas, a replica of San Martín's curved saber and a morion worn by the members of the Regiment of Mounted Grenadiers.

Corrientes
The city of Corrientes, located on the banks of the Paraná River is the capital of the province of Corrientes- It lies 860km -Way from the Federal Capital. In order to get there from Buenos Aires, one must travel down national route No. 9 up to its intersection with national route No. 12. One must then take this route to Cross the Zarate-Brazo Largo railway complex and then carry on down it up to Corrientes. Amongst the attractions worth visiting are the convents of San Francisco (st. Francis) and de la Merced (of Mercy),covered with Carrara marble, and the church of the Holy Cross of Miracles.