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House of Juan Galo Leguizamón Corner of Florida and Caseros streets. This house dates back to the period of Spanish dominion and was built between 1806 and 1808 by a prosperous merchant of Salta, Don Juan Galo Leguizamón. The ground floor has been modified and is currently used as a shop. The upper floor remains virtually intact. Its elegant drawing room has adobe walls hung with thick brocade curtains. The furniture is French in style and is upholstered in silk and velvet; the bedroom has a large richly decorated dressing room. All the rooms open onto the balconies overlooking the street. Nowadays, they are practically all closed but in days gone by it was from these balconies that the neighbors saw Güemes arrive and also followed the religious processions. This building is one of the few surviving remnants in Salta and in the country at large of the lifestyle and customs of the simple homes of our ancestors. Its main room was a meeting-place for the local aristocracy, and dances were held to the tune of music played on a piano that has also been preserved. General Paz mentions in his memoirs that he danced in this house. Salta
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