Museo de la Independencia Casa del Florero, Independence museum in La Candelaria, Colombia.
The Museo de la Independencia Casa del Florero is a museum in a colonial building in La Candelaria, Bogotá, Colombia. The house preserves rooms with early 19th-century furniture and displays a collection of paintings, weapons, and writings from the independence era.
The house was built at the end of the 16th century for Marshal Hernán Venegas Carrillo at the corner of Calle Real and Calle de la Catedral. On July 20, 1810, Creoles led by Francisco and Antonio Morales came to borrow a vase from Spaniard José González Llorente; his refusal set off the Grito de Independencia. The museum opened here in 1960 for the sesquicentennial, led by historian Guillermo Hernández de Alba, and was renamed Museo de la Independencia in 2010.
The name references the vase incident, when a broken object sparked a revolt. Visitors can imagine how the day of confrontation unfolded as they walk through the colonial rooms that now display paintings and documents.
The museum sits at Carrera 7 number 11 to 28 in the historic center of Bogotá and is walkable from many points in the old town. Visitors should check the official website for opening hours and entry rules before going.
The museum holds the base of the historic vase that triggered the brawl, not a broken fragment; it came from the National Museum among sixty-one pieces assembled by a decree of President Lleras Camargo. The original lock of José González Llorente's store door is also kept here.
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