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.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Description: church building in San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
Also known as: “iglesia Nuestra Señora de la Merced (San Miguel de Tucumán)” and “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

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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

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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 Rio Sali.

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 Rio Sali

Town

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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 Rio Sali is situated 4 km east of Basílica de la Merced.

Alderetes

Town

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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″ south

Longitude

-65.20133° or 65° 12′ 5″ west

Open location code

575P5Q9X+9F

OpenStreetMap ID

way 98822064

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=roman_catholic

Wikidata 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”

Places with the Same Name

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Iramain Museum and Comisaría 1.

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