"Juan Galo Lavalle" Provincial Historical Museum

Lavalle 252
Tel.088-221355
Open Mondays through Fridays
from 8a.m. to 1p.m. and from 4 to 8 p.m.,
Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from 9 to 12a.m.
and from 4 to 8p.m.

This museum operates in the house where General Juan Galo Lavalle died on October 9th, 1841. The museum has seven exhibition halls and a patio with a bust of General Lavalle. On exhibition is the legendary door through which - according to historians - Lavalle was shot. Also on exhibition are a replica of General San Martín´s curved saber, the trophies from the Suipacha war, the Ayohuma banner, and numerous mementoes that remind us of the 25 years of wars that were fought in Jujuy in pursuit of freedom and independence. Other exhibits include documents, newspapers, a cast iron bell dating back to 1669, religious statuettes, carved bone crucifixes and oil paintings from the Cuzco School (1650) including "The Holy Shepherd" and "The Lord of Patience".

San Salvador de Jujuy
This city is the capital of the province of Jujuy. It lies 1,660 km. away from the city of Buenos Aires and 1,260m above sea level. It has 185,000 inhabitants and is surrounded by an awesome chain of multicolored mountains. Worthy of visiting is its Cathedral which was built in 1750 and has a pulpit carved in ñandubay wood by the Indians, the chapel of Saint Barbara dating from 1777, and the Cabildo.