"Andrés Chazarreta" Home-Museum

Mitre 127
Tel. 085-211905
Open Mondays through Fridays from 4 to 8p.m.

This museum functions in the house where don Andrés Chazarreta lived all his life until his death. The original construction is 120 years old and was declared a National Historic Monument. Part of the house was a wedding gift from his brother who was a master builder. His four children were born here, and it was in this haven that don Andrés devoted all his life to the study of folklore. Amongst the many exhibits on display is his school-teacher degree, his first guitar the first RCA Víctor recording of a waltz titled "Santiago del Estero".
Chazarreta traveled around the country and then dedicated a waltz to each province. There is also an 80-year-old Victrola with one of the first wooden horns manufactured in the country; drums used for playing vidalas, bombos legueros (large drums that could be heard a league (legua) away), and countless expressions of royalty and friendship. Counting both compilations and his own works, Chazarreta filed 395 pieces for record in SADAIC (National corporation that protects the rights of writers and composers).

Santiago del Estero
This is the oldest surviving city founded by the Spaniards. It is located on the river Dulce, 1,042km. away from the city of Buenos Aires, on national route No. 9 and 187m. above sea level. In addition to its museums, one can also visit its cathedral, the first diocese in the country dating back to 1876, Libertad Park, Aguirre Park, the Convent of Santo Domingo where the Holy Sheet is exhibited, and the Church of La Merced.