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Argentina - Capilla de los Negros (Chapel of the Blacks)

Meeting place built by the Black community of Chascomus, with social, religious and festive purposes. In time it became a living landmark of afro descendants, a tourist and cultural place were the afro and afro chascomunense culture is promoted.

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Guided and dramatized visits about the afro history and the chapel, with local artists and musicians and tourist guides, following a script on the history.

Guided tourist visits are offered to different local, tourist, student, senior citizen groups, etc.

Accessibility: Saturdays and Sundays: Winter Timetable: from 11:00 hrs to 17:00 hrs; Summer timetable from 11:00 hrs to 19:00 hrs.
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Chapel of the Blacks. Exterior of the chapel after sunset.
Chapel of the Blacks. Guided and dramatized tour: Rosa Bella.
Chapel of the Blacks. Guided and dramatized tour: Slaves.
Chapel of the Blacks. Stove to temper drums in the framework of Children´s Day.
Chapel of the Blacks. Inner view of the chapel in the framework of an extension activity with kindergarten children.
Chapel of the Blacks. Exterior view of the chapel.
Chapel of the Blacks. Plaque recalling the functioning of the chapel as a lazaretto during the epidemics of cholera and yellow fever.
Chapel of the Blacks. Access door to the chapel.
Chapel of the Blacks. Historical photograph of Eloísa.
Chapel of the Blacks. Photograph of Eloísa.
Chapel of the Blacks. Logo of the Chapel of the Blacks.
Chapel of the Blacks. View of the Chapel of the Blacks.

Other data of interest

Argentina

Historical name

Capilla de la Hermandad de los Morenos (Chapel of the Brotherhood of the Dark-Skinned)

Founding Date

1862

Address

Avenida Teniente General Juan Domingo Perón y Venezuela, Ciudad de Chascomús de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina   , PC: 7130 .

Phone numbers

:+54 9 2241 46-2721

Links to social networks

https://www.facebook.com/capilladelosnegros/

Responsible entity

Familia Luis

Management plan

There is not a site management plan. The family manages the chapel as a tourist-cultural site.The plans and the title deed of the land (the chapel and the family house are in a single plot) are in the name of Eloísa Guillerma González Soler de Luis. The chapel was declared National Historic Place.

Emails

m.soledad_73@hotmail.com

Classification

Construction

Category

Others Local monument National monument

Function-Testimony

Multipurpose Religious-ceremonial site

Access level

Free

Current Use

Touristic and cultural

Original use

Meeting place of the Black community of Chascomús

Property kind

Private

Heritage documents under its protection

They are all at the Historiography Institute of Chascomus. The state of conservation of these documents is excellent. The use given to this documentation is for information and consult. It has not been shown to the public.

Expressions of intangible heritage associated

- Festive Date Celebrations: First Sunday of January: Drumming. June 25th: Day of the Afro Chascomunenses.

- Drumming: All Saturday afternoons with the Tambores de la Capilla (Chapel Drums) (local group)

- Social Uses: Percussion workshops, concerts, rehearsals of afro themes.

Declarations

  • 1962-06-22

Other publications

Three-page leaflet about the history of the chapel, made by the Luis family. It is distributed free of charge to visitors (See attached file).