"Sheriff Bernabé de Luján" Museum and Library of the Provincial Police Force

San Jerónimo 1199
Tel. 0342-4500200 / 0342-4500300 / Ext. 2573
Open Mondays through Fridays from 8 to 12 a.m. and from 4 to 7p.m.

This museum operates in an old colonial style house built in the 18th century with mud-plastered adobe walls and a gable roof. It harbors a collection of weapons used by the police and traces the modifications undergone by police uniforms over the years. There are also maquettes and photographs of the first government complex the city had in the 19th century. Another of its halls exhibits primitive stocks and the handcuffs that are used nowadays. Also on display are glass photographic plates, Identi-Kits and glass cases containing old tricks employed by cheats and swindlers. The museum also houses a large variety of weapons classified in different categories such as: long and short, firearms and cold steel including sabers, large knives, spears, swords and clubs.

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.