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18-624: The building was also seat of other institutions such as the Royal Audience of Buenos Aires , the highest court for appeal of second instance in the territory, operated from April 6, 1661 to January 23, 1812, when it was replaced by an Appeals Chamber. On September 13, 1810, the Primera Junta created the Public Library of Buenos Aires , being the Cabildo its first location for two years. Nevertheless

36-565: Is now the Plaza de Mayo on March 3, 1608, since the government of the city lacked such a building. Its construction was financed with taxes from the port of Buenos Aires, the building was finished in 1610 but was soon found to be too small and had to be expanded. The construction of the two humble rooms (the Chapter House and the Prison) was in charge of the builder Juan Méndez, while Hernando de la Cueva

54-485: The May Revolution in 1810, when the building served as seat for the congressmen that established the first Argentine government , the cabildo as a political institution continued operating until 1821, when it was dissolved. After that, the historic building continued operating as an administrative office. In 1860, the clock on the tower was replaced by one acquired from English manaufacturer Thwaites & Reed , while

72-751: The May Revolution , it was suspended, and in 1813 the Assembly of the Year XIII permanently abolished it. The Audiencias operated in the city's cabildo building . Created by Philip IV by decree ( real cédula ) in 1661, it covered the governorates of Río de la Plata , Paraguay (established in 1617) and Tucumán . This Audiencia was dissolved in 1671. The Consolidated Laws of the Indies of 1680, Law XIII ( Audiencia y Chancilleria Real de la Ciudad de la Trinidad, Puerto de Buenos Ayres ) Title XV ( De las Audiencias y Chancillerias Reales de las Indias ) of Book II, compiles

90-410: The independence of the country . In recent years the government has been making efforts to include sites on the list that reflect the country's industrial and immigrant heritage. The Commission has been criticized for not doing enough to preserve the buildings on the list, and only declaring sites as monuments after they have been altered or partly demolished. The building of Jose de Leo Carnedo from

108-774: The Spanish crown, which operated in Buenos Aires . The jurisdiction of the first covered the territory of the Governorate of the Río de la Plata and operated from 1661 to 1671. The second began to function in 1783 and had jurisdiction over the parts of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata not covered by the Audiencia de Charcas , that is to say the intendancies of Buenos Aires , Córdoba del Tucumán , Salta del Tucumán and Paraguay . In 1810, after

126-450: The architect Mario Buschiazzo reconstructed the colonial features of the Cabildo using various original documents. The tower, the red tiles, the iron bars on the windows and the wooden windows and doors were all reinstalled, using replicas. The last stage of the reconstruction was carried out by architect Alejandro Bustillo . The Cabildo was reinaugurated in October 1940. In 1938, the Cabildo

144-542: The construction was postponed with the departure of the architects to the city of Córdoba in 1728, where they took over works on the Cathedral. Work on the Cabildo was restarted in 1731, by Miguel Acosta and Julián Preciado. In August 1731 the works were restarted, which were suspended again in 1732 due to lack of budget. Thus, the building was handed over for use in 1748, and the tower was added in 1773, although according to other sources, it could have been built in 1764. After

162-421: The governor's house and later in the fort. Because of the lack of maintenance, the building soon fell into deterioration. The original Cabildo began to collapse in 1632, so the construction of a new one was undertaken, which only began in 1635 and lasted for more than five years due to lack of funds. In May 1682, the authorities proposed the construction of a two-floor building, but the project did not progress. As

180-458: The institution that worked for longer in that building was the Buenos Aires prison, from 1608 to 1877, when their prisoners were transferred to the missing national penitentiary of Las Heras Street, when it was inaugurated. The Cabildo was declared National Historic Monument in 1933 and was opened to public as a museum in 1938. Mayor Manuel de Frías proposed the building of the cabildo in what

198-682: The limits and officials of this Audiencia. Created during the reign of Charles III of Spain (1759–1788) and under the rule of viceroy Juan José de Vértiz y Salcedo , in 1783, as part of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata , from 1 August 1776. Its jurisdiction included the aforesaid intendencias and the subordinate Governorates of Misiones and Montevideo . List of National Historic Monuments of Argentina The National Historic Monuments of Argentina are buildings, sites and features in Argentina listed by national decree as historic sites . This designation encourages greater protection under

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216-608: The original clock was moved to the Iglesia de Balvanera also in Buenos Aires. In 1879, the project advanced to install the Civil Chamber in the old building, since the Judiciary did not yet have its own building. Architect Pedro Benoit planned a total renovation that included the elevation of the tower (ten meters) and placing a tiled dome in Nordic style. Colonial red tiles were removed from

234-487: The oversight of the Comisión Nacional de Museos, Monumentos y Lugares Históricos (National Commission of Museums, Monuments and Historic Places), created in 1940. In addition, provinces also have local lists of historic monuments. There are approximately 400 buildings or sites on the list. Most are buildings or sites from the pre-Hispanic or Colonial periods and some are battlefields and other locations associated with

252-456: The population began to grow, the building could not hold such a number of people. A project by engineer Domingo Petrarca in 1722 was rejected considering it too expensive. On July 23, 1725, construction of the new building began, according to plans by the Jesuit architects Giovanni Battista Primoli and Andrea Bianchi. Bianchi was responsible for the design of the most notable part: the facade. However

270-493: The roof while the balconies were decorated with balustrades. The entire facade was refurbished to make it look in Italian style. The new Cabildo facade was finished in 1880. In 1889, due to the opening of Avenida de Mayo, three arches on the north side of the building were demolished, with works carried out by architect Juan Antonio Buschiazzo . The tower built by Benoit was also demolished alleging that its excessive weight endangered

288-598: The stability of the construction. In this way the building lost its frontal symmetry, until in August 1931, when José Félix Uriburu was de facto president, the other three arches on the south side were demolished to harmonize the building with the Julio A. Roca street, despite the widespread protests. Only five of the original arches remained. The Cabildo was declared National Historic Monument by Law 11,688 in May 1933 Between 1939 and 1940,

306-415: Was in charge of the braces, Pedro Ramírez of the doors and windows, Hernando Álvarez of the plastering and whitewashing. and some Brazilian roof weavers. In 1612 the works on the Cabildo were completed, which facilities would later be rented. After two years, and due to the number of prisoners housed, the Cabildo became small and had to be used entirely as a prison, so the meetings of authorities were held in

324-544: Was opened as a museum . Currently named "National Museum of the Cabildo and the May Revolution" ( Spanish : Museo Nacional del Cabildo y la Revolución de Mayo ), objects in exhibition include paintings, artifacts, clothes, and jewelry of the 18th century. The courtyard ( patio ) of the cabildo still has its 1835 ornamental water well ( aljibe ). Royal Audience of Buenos Aires The Real Audiencia de Buenos Aires , were two audiencias , or highest courts, of

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