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the reconquest of Buenos Aires. Inside the
church are a collection of flags and banners con-
fiscated from the British troops and kept in a
shrine in the Altar of the Blessed Virgin of the
Holy Rosary. Generals Belgrano and Balcarce
have found their final resting places here in the
atrium of the church.
Another impressive old church, the Basílica
de San Francisco and the smaller Capilla
San Roque are at Calles Defensa and Alsina.
At first a modest chapel, San Francisco, built in
1754, became the headquarters of the Francis-
can Order, which made its first foray into the
area in 1538. San Roque predates San Fran-
cisco and is part of a building that was erected
in 1602. The present buildings, however, are
much more recent, although they were built on
the old foundations.
Did You Know?
The church was looted and even par-
tially burned in the riots that preceded
the fall of Juan Perón in the 1950s.
Today the Basílica houses a multitude of price-
less items: paintings, rare topics (in the Basílica
Library), manuscripts dating back to the Mid-
dle Ages and ecclesiastical artifacts.
Across Calle Defensa you'll see the Museo de
la Ciudad (Municipal Museum) at Calle
Alsina 412. Yes, it is up that steep flight of
stairs. The governors of the museum also man-
age the San Telmo market (see Museums ). The
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