MUSEO CASA DE LA INDEPENDENCIA
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Typical colonial building with a preserved salón de Jura, featuring a sound and light show from Thursday to Sunday at 8 p.m
The city's greatest pride and joy is to be home to the House of Independence, for it was here, in the Salón de la Jura to be precise, that the declaration of the country's independence was signed on July 9, 1816, following the San Martín victory over the Spanish, by a body of delegates from the united provinces of the Río de la Plata, better known as the Congreso de Tucumán. In a modernist fury, the18th-century mansion was destroyed at the turn of the century. The order for destruction was given by Julio Argentino Roca, a native of Tucumán. Only the Salón de Jura was preserved. A few decades later, in 1941, it was rebuilt, scrupulously respecting the original plans and style (dominated by Spanish Baroque). The result is a typical colonial building. Objects bearing witness to the event, grouped together in the salon where the historic document was signed. The two twisted pillars framing the door are typical of the colonial era. In 1947, President Perón declared Argentina's economic independence, cancelling the country's external debt. A sound and light show(luz y sonido) is presented from Thursday to Sunday at 7.30pm. Tickets can be collected from the tourist office on the day, but space is limited to a maximum of 70 people. The show tells the story of Argentinian independence with passion and enthusiasm. Please note: show in Spanish only, canceled when it rains.
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