Moniquirá, Colombia
Casa del Fundador Gonzalo Suárez Rendón
The Casa del Fundador Gonzalo Suárez Rendón is a museum and monument in Tunja, the capital of Boyacá, Colombia. It is situated on the central square of Tunja, named Plaza Bolívar, but historically called Plaza Suárez Rendón, honouring the city founder Gonzalo Suárez Rendón, who established Tunja for the Spanish Crown on August 6, 1539. The colonial building, declared a monument in 1959 and designated as museum in 1965, is the only remaining house of a city founder in Latin America and started construction in 1540.
- City
- Moniquirá
- Country
- Colombia
- Category
- Museum
- Suggested visit
- About 120 minutes
Background: Wikipedia