Basílica de la Merced
Basílica de la Merced is a church in Capital Department, Tucumán. Basílica de la Merced is situated nearby to Iramain Museum, as well as near the police station Comisaría 1.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: church building in San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
- Also known as: “Virgen de La Merced”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Casa de Tucumán and Timoteo Navarro Museum of Art.
Casa de Tucumán
Museum
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The Historical House of Tucumán is a historic building and museum located in San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina, built during the colonial times. The Congress of Tucumán worked in this house during the Argentine War of Independence, and issued the Argentine Declaration of Independence on July 9, 1816. Casa de Tucumán is situated 350 metres southwest of Basílica de la Merced.
Timoteo Navarro Museum of Art
Museum
Photo: Cacambo, Public domain.
The Timoteo Navarro Provincial Museum of Fine Arts is the leading museum of its kind in Tucumán Province, Argentina. Timoteo Navarro Museum of Art is situated 340 metres west of Basílica de la Merced.
Basílica de San Francisco, Tucumán
Church
Photo: Fulviusbsas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Basílica de San Francisco, Tucumán is a church, which is situated 400 metres northwest of Basílica de la Merced.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include San Miguel de Tucumán and Banda del Río Salí.
San Miguel de Tucumán
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San Miguel de Tucumán, usually known simply as Tucumán, is the capital city of Tucumán Province, and the largest city in the Northwest region of Argentina, with 597.000 people in the urban area, and 1.059.000 inhabitants in the metropolitan area.
Banda del Río Salí
Town
Photo: Jlazarte, Public domain.
Banda del Río Salí is a city in the Tucumán Province, Argentina. It is the department seat and the largest and most populated city in the Cruz Alta Department. Banda del Río Salí is situated 4 km east of Basílica de la Merced.
Alderetes
Town
Photo: Jlazarte, Public domain.
Alderetes is a city in the Cruz Alta Department, Tucumán Province, Argentina. It is bordered in the north by the Burruyacu Department, in the east by the "comunas rurales" of La Florida-Luisiana, Delfín Gallo and Colombres; in the south by the city of Banda del Río Salí, and in the west by the Salí River. Alderetes is situated 6 km east of Basílica de la Merced.
Basílica de la Merced
- Categories: heritage, minor basilica, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Capital Department, Tucumán, Andean Northwest, Argentina, South America
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Latitude
-26.83152° or 26° 49′ 54″ southLongitude
-65.20133° or 65° 12′ 5″ westOpen location code
575P5Q9X+9FOpenStreetMap ID
way 98822064OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q5912477
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In Other Languages
From German to Spanish—“Basílica de la Merced” goes by many names.
- German: “Basilika La Merced”
- Indonesian: “Basilika Bunda Pemurah, Tucumán”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de la Merced”
- Spanish: “iglesia Nuestra Señora de la Merced (San Miguel de Tucumán)”
- Spanish: “iglesia Nuestra Señora de la Merced”
Places with the Same Name
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Iramain Museum and Comisaría 1.
Nearby Places
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