Sights in Concepción
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Basilica
In the earthy-pink colored basilica, to the left of the altar, a sunken crypt (modeled on that of Napoleon in the Invalides in Paris) holds the remains of Justo José de Urquiza, first president of Argentina.
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Museo Casa de Delio Panizza
The Museo Casa de Delio Panizza dates from the late 18th century and holds a collection of 19th-century bric-a-brac.
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Palacio San José
Topped by twin towers and surrounded by elegant gardens, Justo José de Urquiza’s ostentatious pink palace is 33km west of Concepción via RP 39. Set around an elegant arched patio, with a walled garden out the back, it was built partly to show up Urquiza’s arch rival in Buenos Aires, Juan Manuel de Rosas, and partly to show the power and wealth of Entre Ríos province. Local caudillo (provincial strongman) Urquiza, commanding an army of provincial loyalists, Unitarists, Brazilians and Uruguayans, was largely responsible for Rosas’ downfall in 1852 and the eventual adoption of Argentina’s modern constitution; he was effectively Argentina’s first president.
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