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"Brigadier General Estanislao López" Provincial Historical Museum
San
Martín 1490
Tel. 0342-4593760
During the months of March, April, October and November the museum
is open from Tuesdays through Fridays, from 8:30 to 12 a.m. and
from 3 to 7p.m.; Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, from 4 to 7 p.m.
From May through September: open Tuesdays through Fridays from 8:30
to 12 a.m. and from 2:30 to 6:30p.m.; Saturdays, Sundays and holidays
from 3 to 6p.m.
From December through February: open Tuesdays through Fridays from
9 to12a.m. and from 5 to 8p.m.; Saturdays, Sundays and holidays
from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
This museum occupies a large colonial-style house built in 1690
that belonged to the Díaz, Andino family. Its walls are made of
rammed earth, the floors are made of large bricks and it has a tiled
roof. Its eight halls exhibit furniture, paintings, silverwork,
religious imagery and objects for everyday use that preserve the
memory of different moments of national and provincial history from
the 17th century onwards. Worthy of mentioning is a carved and inlaid
credenza a pianoforte and a litter or sedan chair. One of its halls
is devoted to Estanislao López and contains paintings, documents
and personal belongings of this great caudillo or popular leader
of Santa Fe. The hall devoted to the Company of Jesus (former name
of the Society of Jesus) contains important carvings that belonged
to the missions, European and American imagery and paintings from
the school of Cuzco.
Santa
Fe
Santa Fe is the capital of the province of Santa Fe and the secondary
city in importance after Rosario which is 167 away. The city of
Santa Fe lies 475 km. away from the Capital City from which one
must first travel down national route No.9 a then switch to national
route No.11. Santa Fe is connected with the city of Paraná capital
of Entre Ríos, by means of the Hernandarias Underwater Tunnel. A
site worth visiting is Cayastá, located 80km. away from the city,
where the primitive city of Santa Fe -now in ruins- was founded.
Other interesting sites are the Convent of St. Francis, dating from
1680, which harbors the remains of Estanislao López and the Church
of Our Lady of Miracles which is the oldestin the whole province.
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