Agreement for the enhancement of the San José Palace
During his recent visit to the province, the Minister of Culture Tristán Bauer signed an agreement with the Governor of Entre Ríos, Gustavo Bordet, for the enhancement of the most important historical building in the region.
It is intended for the conservation and enhancement of the San José Palace and the "Justo José de Urquiza" National Monument Museum..
The secretary of Culture of the province participated in the event, Francisca D'Agostino; the Secretary of Cultural Heritage of the Ministry, Valeria Gonzalez; the National Director of Museums, Marisa Baldasarre; the director of Wealth Management, Viviana Usubiaga, and the head of the Palace Office, Norberto Iribarren.
As explained by Bauer, "This Palace is the heritage of all Argentines and is very strongly anchored in our history" and stressed "the commitment to give the best of ourselves, from our Ministry and jointly with the Government, to put it on its feet so that when our boys and girls come with their schools they understand the memory that these walls and these walls keep and from that history, build a more beautiful and just future ", full.
The Palacio San José is the most important historical building in Entre Ríos due to its exquisite architecture and the vegetation that surrounds it.. Built in the middle of the Entre Ríos mountain from 1848, It was the residence of Justo José de Urquiza, first constitutional president of Argentina.
It is made up of 38 rooms and has seven old service units, two gardens, 40 hectares of park, two patios, an artificial lake and a chapel with the dome decorated by the painter Juan Manuel Blanes. In 1935, It was declared a National Historic Monument and the following year it became a museum.