Travel Reference
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Just a few steps away from the Plaza is the
Legislatura Provincial
, which had been built
at the end of the last century to serve as a social
club, only to be acquired by the provincial gov-
ernment who designated it the seat of its Legis-
lature. Also nearby, at the corner of Calles
Chile and Peru, is the
Teatro
Independencia
, the city's primary center for
the performing arts.
Notice the
acequias (irriga-
tion ditches).
A few blocks south of the Plaza Independencia
are the Plaza Italia and the Plaza España.
Especially lovely is the
Plaza España
, east of
the Plaza Independencia at the intersection of
Avenida España and Montevideo. The history
of the city's founding is colorfully told in Majol-
ica tiles imported from Spain. The fountain at
the plaza's center, also decorated with Spanish
tiles, is reminiscent of those in Seville and other
Andalusian towns. The
Plaza Italia
, dedicated
to the many Italian immigrants who started
anew in Mendoza, is west of the Plaza
Independencia at the intersection of Montevi-
deo and 25 de Mayo. Just off the plaza at Mon-
tevideo 544 is the
Museo del Pasado Cuyano
(
423-6031). Once the home of Don Francisco
Civit, one of the first governors of Mendoza, and
seat of the Junta of Historic Studies, this fine
museum contains an extensive collection of
memorabilia and documents from throughout
the history of the Cuyo region, including arms,
flags and batons from the War of Independence.
