Riobamba House Museum

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Riobamba SRI Building

It remains imposing with its architectural style and due to its extension it can be seen from afar as if it were a majestic mansion of yesteryear. What should you know? Its neoclassical architecture exhibits delicate lowered arches. Riobamba SRI building The house belonged to the family of Raúl Vela Chiriboga, Ecuadorian Cardinal, a priest who has held high office in the Church. The house was also the headquarters of the "Empresa de Luz y Fuerza Eléctrica de Riobamba", of the Banco de Préstamos and currently belongs to the Internal Revenue Service. Schedule It is open from Monday to Friday from 08:00 to 16:00

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Maldonado Park

Maldonado Park of Riobamba The park is built in front of the Cathedral Church, it is the Plaza Mayor of the city. The construction of the city had this site as its axis, from which streets, squares and blocks were outlined (resettlement and transfer process of Riobamba, 1799). It concentrates around it patrimonial buildings where the ecclesiastical, municipal and governmental administration is located. The Italian architects Luca and Natale Tormen, delivered the work in 1917. On the sides of the park, four pools built in New York can be seen and in the center stands the statue of Pedro Vicente Maldonado that was inaugurated in 1927 and was made by Carlos Alberto Mayer. Maldonado, an illustrious Riobambeño, is considered the first and only scholar of the Royal Audience of Quito and Ecuador. In his name, Colegio Maldonado Riobamba was recognized as one of the most important in the city. Attractions Maldonado Park Monument to Pedro Vicente Maldonado. A gray marble base supports a pink marble pilaster. On its sides are commemorative plaques that stand out: the assemblies and scientific meetings that the wise man from Riobamba held in Europe. In the upper part, 4 wise men (from science, work, industry and art) hold a terrestrial globe in which the equinoctial line stands out, which Maldonado helped measure thanks to his participation in the First French Geodetic Mission. In front of the globe, a condor stands out, an emblematic bird of the Andes, which supports the central part of the Shield of Ecuador. On the globe, the figure of Pedro Vicente Maldonado contemplates the new Riobamba. In his hands he holds a compass symbolizing his scientific work and in the other a parchment reminiscent of the First Map of the Royal Audience of Quito, one of his most important works. The monument is the work of the Quito sculptor Luis Alberto Mayer. Four iron lamps with drinking fountains stand out at the 4 central ends of the park. The lamps were brought from the United States, they are the work of the J.L.Mott factory. which is responsible for the monuments of Neptune and his tritons in the Sucre Park and the Birth of Venus in the House Museum of the City. Between the Monument of Pedro Vicente Maldonado and the House Museum of the City, in the center of the gardens, stands a small milestone, placed by the Second French Geodesic Mission that marks the exact coordinates and latitudes used to wax GPS.

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Post office building of Ecuador in Riobamba

A work that shows the architectural majesty of the city, and when passing near it you can appreciate an aristocratic tint in its details that have survived to the present day. What should you know? At the beginning of the 20th century, agricultural, commercial and industrial activities in Riobamba reached their splendor stage. In 1923 the Chimborazo Banking Society commissioned the design and construction of the Riobamba Post Office building to the brothers Natale and Luca Tormen, Italian architects. Currently, Correos del Ecuador occupies this building, which has become one of the most beautiful heritage jewels in the city. The mail boom was very important between the 50s and 70s of the 20th century; It was a Riobambeño tradition to go to this place to post or receive letters. Famous were the days of the post office, full of anecdotes and good times for Riobambeño society. It is the starting point for a tour of traditional ice cream parlors in the city: Helados de Paila de la Merced, where traditional ice creams are offered, made in a pan that rests on an ice basket and the Ice cream chocolates, made with milk cream and dipped in a chocolate coating. Attention schedule: Mails of Ecuador From Monday to Friday from 08:00 to 17:00, without closing at noon. Heritage Management Directorate of GADM Riobamba From 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the morning and from 2:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in the afternoon.

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Riobamba Independence House

The meeting house for the political emancipation that took place on November 11, 1820, belonged to Don Diego Donoso in historic Riobamba. What should you know? The house is privately owned, so it does not have free entry, but its exterior architecture can be seen at any time on Primera Constituent and June 5 streets in the Historic Center of Riobamba. The patriots of the "Political Emancipation of November 11, 1820", met in the house of Don Diego Donoso, where they resolved to proclaim independence from the power of the Spanish government, drafted the act and signed it. In this house, on July 4, 1822, the reception was given to Simón Bolívar on his first visit to Riobamba. In August and September 1830 it was the residence of General Juan José Flores, while the first Constituent Congress was being held. This house is one of the most historic in Riobamba and at its entrance there is a plaque where the names of the patriots are perpetuated. The house owned by Eleodoro Castro was built on this site. The beautiful building has a neoclassical style, wide corridors and rooms, with low ceilings and baroque-style stucco. The Castro family, of Guayaquil descent, built the houses that complete the block of Primera Constituent Street between 5 de Junio and Espejo. The main attraction of the house is the Plaque placed for the centenary of the Political Emancipation of Riobamba where the name of the main characters who participated in that act of Independence appears. The independence of Riobamba On November 11, 1820, the Riobambeños, under the principles of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity, expressed their desire for emancipation from the Spanish Empire. Although they did not achieve the success of their desire, the Riobambeños did not give up and achieved their independence on April 21, 1822, opening the way so that on May 24, 1822, in the Battle of Pichincha, Ecuador will achieve its definitive independence. The Battle of Riobamba, also known as the Battle of Tapi, staged a momentous battle between the royalist armies and the independence movements. Transcendental position that raised a brilliant cavalry strategy in the American War of Independence. Under the command of General de Ayacucho, the libertarian troops in the midst of heavy rain harassed the Spanish troops, who gave ground while staying on the defensive, behind their cavalry. General Sucre ordered Sergeant Major Juan de Lavalle to reconnoiter the land with 96 grenadiers, between Argentines and dragoons. Unexpectedly, Lavalle faced the Spanish cavalry, who had no choice but to retreat and seek refuge in the mass of Spanish infantry. Lavalle seeing the eminent simultaneous fight against the Spanish infantry and cavalry, undertook the retreat, but it was too late, quickly the royalist cavalry reorganized and at a great gallop launched against Lavalle and his Argentine grenadiers. The crash was fierce and bloody. But it was the audacity, the aggressive spirit, the intrepidity and the initiative, which allowed Lavalle to give a favorable turn to that disadvantageous situation in which he unexpectedly found himself. He assumed all the risks, by his commanding action, always sustained by his personal example, he dragged the timid and doubtful by convincing them and the brave by inflaming them until they achieved victory. The balance was 52 dead and 42 wounded on the Spanish side and no more than 5 among the grenadiers, who achieved glory that morning. So hard was the blow that in the Tapi plain, the libertarians favored the royalist cavalry, which was annulled. Deserved was the decoration that Bolívar himself gave Lavalle and his soldiers, naming them as Grenadiers of Riobamba, Grenadiers of Tapi. Gen. Sucre, in his official part on April 23, does deserved justice to Sergeant Major Juan Lavalle by expressing: Send the Squad of Grenadiers and Dragoons to a reconnaissance a short distance from the Villa de Riobamba, the Squad of Grenadiers was found in front of all the enemy cavalry and their Chief had the elegant audacity to charge and scatter them, with an intrepidity that there will be rare examples. His Commander has led his body into combat, with heroic courage, with admirable serenity, and his officers have distinguished themselves particularly "

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Pedro Vicente Maldonado Park

What should you know? The Italian architects Russo and Tormen delivered the work in 1917. In the center of the park stands out the monument to Pedro Vicente Maldonado that was inaugurated in 1927 and was elaborated by Carlos Alberto Mayer. Maldonado, an illustrious Riobambeño, is considered the first and only scholar of the Royal Audience of Quito and Ecuador. Pedro Vicente Maldonado Park Imposing in front of the Cathedral Church, it is the Plaza Mayor of the city. The construction of the city had this site as its axis, from which streets, squares and blocks were outlined (resettlement and transfer process of Riobamba, 1799). It concentrates around it patrimonial buildings where the ecclesiastical, municipal and governmental administration is located. The Italian architects Russo and Tormen, delivered the work in 1917. On the sides of the park, four pools built in New York can be seen and in the center stands the monument to Pedro Vicente Maldonado that was inaugurated in 1927 and was elaborated by Carlos Alberto Mayer . Maldonado, an illustrious Riobambeño, is considered the first and only scholar of the Royal Audience of Quito and Ecuador.

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Santa Barbara Chapel Riobamba

It keeps a story of faith that saved the people of Riobamb from the dangerous lightning storms that occurred due to the strong climate of the city. What should you know? It is open for prayer from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the morning and from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the afternoon from Tuesday to Sunday. It has a beautiful main altar, interior paintings and heritage sculptures. Santa Barbara Chapel Riobamba The chapel was the place where the baptismal font of the Main Church of Riobamba was located and in it Santa Bárbara is venerated, "lawyer against lightning and earthquakes". It is also known as the "Chapel of the Tabernacle". The story tells that in 1870, a lightning storm fell on Riobamba that put families in danger; its inhabitants fervently prayed to Santa Barbara for the storms to stop and faith did its thing. This, Bishop Dr. José Ordóñez declared the Saint Patron Saint of the Diocese. Since 1885, the Association of "Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament" has been operating in this chapel.

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