Casa Bolognesi, Historical residence in Arica, Chile

Casa Bolognesi stands on the corner of Yungay and Colón streets in the centre of Arica, near the Morro. The building is owned by the Peruvian State and is covered by Article 7 of the 1929 Treaty of Lima. It is currently used for ceremonial acts.

On 5 June 1880, during the War of the Pacific, Peruvian colonel Francisco Bolognesi received Chilean envoy Juan de la Cruz Salvo in this house near the Morro de Arica. Asked to surrender, Bolognesi replied that he had sacred duties to fulfil and would fulfil them until he burned the last cartridge. The reply gave the building its other name, Casa de la Respuesta. It belongs to the Peruvian State under article 7 of the 1929 Treaty of Lima.

The house is known as the Casa de la Respuesta, after Bolognesi's reply to the Chilean envoy Juan de la Cruz Salvo on 5 June 1880: he would fulfil his sacred duties until burning the last cartridge. Today the property is used for ceremonial acts.

The house stands at the corner of Yungay and Colón streets, in the centre of Arica and close to the Morro. It is used for ceremonial acts, so it is not a museum with regular visiting hours; check locally before planning a stop. The sources give two different addresses, so confirm the entrance on site.

The building is owned by the Peruvian State and protected under article seven of the 1929 Treaty of Lima, which settled the fate of Tacna and Arica. The same treaty guarantees Peru the right to keep this and other properties in Arica, so the house remains Peruvian state property on Chilean soil.