palacio de los lópez Archives - TravelsFinders.Com ® http://travelsfinders.com/tag/palacio-de-los-lopez Sat, 11 Feb 2017 19:52:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 Casa de la Independencia http://travelsfinders.com/casa-de-la-independencia.html http://travelsfinders.com/casa-de-la-independencia.html#respond Sun, 12 Feb 2017 20:10:00 +0000 http://travelsfinders.com/?p=232683 This colonial house, one of the few remaining in Asuncion, was used as a secret meeting place by the forefathers of the Paraguayan independence. From here, plans were drawn up to overthrow the Spanish governor and declare independence from Spanish colonial rule. Both the original house and the adjoining alleyway (called the “Callejon de la Independencia”) have been preserved. The museum features paintings, documents, and objects having to do with Paraguay’s colonial era including the declaration of independence. The section of the house to the right contains items from daily colonial life and others pertaining to the fathers of Paraguay’s

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