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Riobamba Cathedral

The Riobamba Cathedral, a symbol of Catholic religiosity and the syncretism of indigenous and Spanish culture. Meet this tourist place that has murals by Oswaldo Viteri and Pérez Esquivel. What should you know? It is open on Thursdays for the Eucharist of the Blessed Sacrament at 5:00 p.m. and on Sundays for masses at 12:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Outside it exhibits images carved on the stone walls, 3 towers, San Pedro. Inside it exhibits the mosaic of the Mestizo Christ and the Christ of Poncho. It has a stone museum, a library, and the Curia (Headquarters of the Diocese of Riobamba). It was built in the 18th century and its architectural style is baroque. San Pedro Riobamba Cathedral Its facade is built in white calcareous stone with reliefs that reflect the indigenous and Spanish syncretism, it keeps vestiges of the Colonial Riobamba. The mysteries of Christianity are represented on its façade, worked in relief drawings on white calcareous stone. In its stones you can interpret passages from the old and new testament, with aboriginal and Spanish expressions. It is made up of three levels: the plinth, the moldings and the three towers. Of the latter, the one in the center and largest contains the effigy of the city's patron saint: San Pedro. Its current construction is of a single nave, in the background is the mural of the Mestizo Christ by artist Oswaldo Viteri, which was inaugurated on April 22, 1989. On the right side is a mural of the Nobel Peace Prize winner, Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, painted in 1986. Pérez Esquivel's mural represents the Christ of Poncho, who is on the cross, but not crucified, he is the Christ of hope for the people. History of the Mother Church of Riobamba Main Church whose peak of construction was in 1835 under the direction of the priest José María Freile. In 1874 a contract was signed with Mr. Rafael Carrillo to extend the Cathedral to the back street, now Orozco Street, and to raise the walls above the arches. In 1876 Canon Cepeda built a spacious choir behind the main altar. In 1880, the beautiful main altar was placed, which was brought from Europe.

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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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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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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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Riobamba House Museum

In the Casa Museo de Riobamba, artistic samples of painting, documentary festivals and permanent exhibitions of various artistic genres are presented to the public. What should you know? Hours of operation of the Riobamba House Museum Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and from 2:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Cost of admission to the House Museum of Riobamba Free entrance. Museum of the city of Riobamba The City Museum is a space for the exhibition of temporary and permanent samples of photography, painting, sculpture and contemporary art. Currently, in the Casa Museo de Riobamba, artistic painting exhibitions, documentary festivals and permanent exhibitions are presented to the public so that the public can admire them and obtain information, in order to "Recover, represent, disseminate, educate and debate the various manifestations that configure the Riobamba identity". In the House Museum there are rooms for the exhibition of temporary and permanent samples, a theater that bears the name of the illustrious Chimboracense Tomás Oleas Carrasco, historian, composer, singer-songwriter, writer and councilor of Riobamba; classrooms for oral presentations, workshops and the offices of the Department of Culture. It is located in one of the most sober and beautiful urban-architectural ensembles, in the purest Ecuadorian republican style, which testify to the splendor that the city reached during the twenties, in the last century. The House Museum was built in the 1900s by the Costales Dávalos family. In the year 1905 the Government functioned, at which time the Maldonado Park was not yet built, which is currently in front of the building. Then his son Francisco Costales who sold it to Max Tomaselli and this to Doña Carmela León last owner of the property. Attractions House Museum of Riobamba In the central patio of the house, the monument to the Birth of Venus is installed. Of singular beauty, this monument, together with the Neptune of Sucre Park and the pools of Maldonado Park, were elements chosen to decorate the city of Riobamba, and are part of its history and culture. The House Museum has large and elegant spaces that are at the service of the community, and also fulfill the purpose of becoming suitable rooms for holding meetings for artistic manifestations and permanent exhibitions. It also has rooms for itinerant and temporary exhibitions of government institutions and individuals.

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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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