"Dr. Edmundo Correas" Museum of the Cuyo Region's Past

Montevideo 544
Tel. 0261-4236031
Open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 9 to 12:30a.m.

This museum comprises 16 halls and is under the supervision of the Board of Historical Studies of Mendoza. It is located in a large old Italianating style house built in 1873. The hall devoted to San Martín is dominated by a portrait of the Great Captain. It also contains a replica al San Martín's curved saber and the original manuscript of "The Andes Crossing", the book written by General Gerónimo Espejo. The adjoining hall harbors an old-fashioned piano, furniture belonging to local families and the most important paintings in the museum. Collections of weapons, medals and coins as well as archeological collections are exhibited in other halls. One of the museum's most treasured pieces is ti 17th century Spanish retable and altar. The hall in which it is exhibited has been set like a chapel with old-fashioned kneeling-stools and confessionals. There is also a typical colonial courtyard surrounded by galleries in which a well and cannons from the wars of independence are displayed.

Mendoza
The city of Mendoza is the capital of the Province of Mendoza and lies 747 m. above sea level and 1,099 km. away from the city of Buenos Aires along national route No.7. Mendoza was founded by Pedro del Castillo in 1561 but was destroyed by an earthquake on 20 March, 1861. The city lies at the foot of the mountain range flanking the Andes and has over 800,000 inhabitants. It is a neat modern city with a large number of drainage ditches and green areas. Its streets witnessed the exploits of our national hero San Martín during his campaigns to liberate Argentina, Chile and Peru. The province is the main wine producing center in America endowed with wonderful environmental conditions for the production of wine. Amongst the sites worth visiting are the Basilica of St. Francis that harbors numerous documents related to San Martín's campaign; the ruins of the Temple of St. Francis; the Government House that preserves the flag of the Andes Army, the Arts and Crafts Market, the Alameda (public walk lined with poplar trees), the "Mirador" (natural scenic viewpoint) terrace, the Civic Center and the San Martín Park.