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was brought from Spain and a marble slab used
as an operating table in the first city hospital.
Did You Know?
The British actually used San Telmo
Church as a stronghold during their
second incursion into Buenos Aires.
The clock was donated by the soldiers
who sought refuge there and were
spared after the British were badly
beaten.
The cloister that adjoins the church at #378
now houses a small and lackluster museum, the
Museo Penitenciario
(Penitentiary Museum),
so named because at one point the cloister
housed the Women's Correctional Prison.
As you leave the plaza, you'll want to stroll
through the surrounding streets.
Calles
Carlos Calvo
,
San Lorenzo
,
Balcarce
,
Pasaje Giuffra
, and others are what give San
Telmo character. Look for the ceramic plaques
posted on buildings. They identify those with
historic significance. A good example of this is
the
Casa de Esteban de Luca
on Calle
Defensa at Carlos Calvo. Now a saloon/eaterie,
it was once the home of a revolutionary poet
and reputedly an arms factory and weapons
arsenal.
Continuing north along Calle Defensa, you'll
see exclusive antique shops and, near Avenida
Independencia, the defunct
Cine Cecil
, now a
funky antiques market.
