Buenos Aires - La Boca: Museo Histórico de Cera - Candombe
As a result to the systematic criticism by the church of the abuses committed by the conquerors in the exploitation of the natives, the import of black slaves from Africa was authorized. In Río de La Plata, they had to cultivate the land, drive cattle and do domestic tasks. According to their customs they danced the "Candombe" to the rhythm of the durm, a profane dance whose evolution would convert into the Argentine tango. When slavery was abolished, it continued as a popular music, especially during carnival.
Museo Histórico de Cera (Historical Wax Museum) was opened in 1980 on the second floor of an Italian Renaissance building, at Dr. del Valle Iberlucea 1261, built in 1902 by architect J.B. Rocca. The only wax museum in the country features sculptor Domingo Tellechea's ceroplastic figures depicting the history of the neighborhood. The building was one of the first brick and cement houses in La Boca, and starting in 1904 it was the venue for the Committee of the Socialist Party, presided Dr. Alfredo Palacios, the first socialist in the Argentine Congress and in the American continents.
Buenos Aires - La Boca: Museo Histórico de Cera - Candombe
As a result to the systematic criticism by the church of the abuses committed by the conquerors in the exploitation of the natives, the import of black slaves from Africa was authorized. In Río de La Plata, they had to cultivate the land, drive cattle and do domestic tasks. According to their customs they danced the "Candombe" to the rhythm of the durm, a profane dance whose evolution would convert into the Argentine tango. When slavery was abolished, it continued as a popular music, especially during carnival.
Museo Histórico de Cera (Historical Wax Museum) was opened in 1980 on the second floor of an Italian Renaissance building, at Dr. del Valle Iberlucea 1261, built in 1902 by architect J.B. Rocca. The only wax museum in the country features sculptor Domingo Tellechea's ceroplastic figures depicting the history of the neighborhood. The building was one of the first brick and cement houses in La Boca, and starting in 1904 it was the venue for the Committee of the Socialist Party, presided Dr. Alfredo Palacios, the first socialist in the Argentine Congress and in the American continents.