San Carlos Convento, Religious history museum in San Lorenzo, Argentina

The Museo Histórico del Convento San Carlos is a history museum housed in a colonial building from 1792, containing fifteen exhibition rooms. These galleries display religious artworks and military objects from different periods of the site's past.

Franciscan friars moved to this site in 1796, after Governor Félix Aldao granted them land away from the Paraná; the chapel was begun in 1792 and the church in 1807 by architect Juan Bautista Segismundo. On 3 February 1813 José de San Martín hid his cavalry here before the Battle of San Lorenzo, the first clash of the Argentine War of Independence and his only fight on Argentine soil. The refectory served as a field hospital, where Sergeant Juan Bautista Cabral died.

The refectory became a field hospital after the Battle of San Lorenzo on 3 February 1813, and Sergeant Juan Bautista Cabral died there. The convent also housed the Colegio San Carlos, the first public school opened in the country after the May Revolution. The 1819 armistice of San Lorenzo was signed in its rooms.

The convent and Campo de la Gloria stand 31 km from Rosario, in San Lorenzo, Santa Fe. The site is a National Historic Monument, and the chapel serves as a museum of the 1813 battle. The building is not fully restored, so some areas may be closed; check locally before travelling.

Two exhibition rooms feature technology that transports visitors back to the events of 200 years ago with immersive experiences. Through these interactive spaces, you can witness the cavalry tactics and combat scenarios that unfolded at this very location.