CHURCH OF LA MERCED

Angle of Estado and Cuevas. It was founded by the order of Notre-Dame de la Merced under the San Cruz Nonato convent of San Cruz de Triana. The building, which then housed a hospice, was restored three times between 1877 and 1889. You will notice the decoration of the nave in a Renaissance style by the architect Don Ignacio Cremonesi. In 1814, the church was defended by General O'Higgins against the royalist assailants. Classified as a national monument in 1954, it is now in good condition and can be visited every day.