CONVENTO DE SANTO DOMINGO
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2 distinct religious buildings, including the Convento de Santo Domingo and the Basílica Nuestra Señora del Rosario, which houses a mausoleum
With the mausoleum dedicated to Manuel Belgrano facing it, and its two great towers, it is difficult for this basilica to go unnoticed. They are in fact two distinct religious buildings: the Convento de Santo Domingo and the Basílica Nuestra Señora del Rosario. Its construction began under the mercenary order in 1751 and followed a Jesuit architectural plan with its three naves and shallow chapels. It was consecrated in 1783. The following year, after collecting the necessary donations, the construction of the convent began. It was completed in 1805 and still today bears witness to a strong colonial heritage: its carved wooden entrance door bears Latin inscriptions. In June 1955, a fire destroyed the complex, causing the loss of many archives and relics. Do not hesitate to ask the temple's guardian to show the pieces of wood placed in one of the towers: they represent the bullets exchanged between the English and the troops of General Santiago de Liniers in July 1807, during the second attempt of British invasion. Four flags taken from the English by the Spanish troops are still kept inside the convent. A mausoleum houses the remains of Manuel Belgrano who attended the convent's primary school as a child. A short story tells that Belgrano, a fervent worshipper of the Señora del Rosario, is said to have chosen the colours of the Argentine flag in his honour.
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