"Pascual Segura" El Plumerillo Historical Church

Pascual Segura no number Located 2.5 km. along the Northern Access to El Plumerillo
Municipal Cultural Secretariat Tel. No.: 0261-4304000
Open Mondays through Fridays from 8 to 12:30a.m.

When General San Martín was organizing the Andes Army, there was a farm close to the military camp at El Plumerillo that belonged to the Segura family. There was an oratory on the farm where our national hero and his officers attended services. The chapel was destroyed by an earthquake in 1861. In 1870, the Segura family had a new chapel erected with only one nave and a choir located in the mezzanine. The walls are made of adobe and the gable roof is made of reeds and mud. On the altar stand the images of the Virgin of Carmen de Cuyo, the Virgin of the Sacred Heart and the Virgin of St. Michael Archangel. The chair that San Martín used to sit on is preserved inside the chapel. On either side of the altar are the urns containing the remains of the members of the Segura family decorated with wreaths made of glass beads and black pearls. Pascual Pedro Segura held office as governor of the Cuyo region for four terms.

Las Heras
The city of Las Heras lies 6 km. away from the city of Mendoza and is 726m. above sea level. It can be reached by taking national route No.4 or the Northern Access.