Museo Casa de la Independencia
The house where Paraguay's independence was planned in 1811
About Museo Casa de la Independencia
The Casa de la Independencia is one of the few surviving buildings of colonial Asunción. It was built in 1772 by the Spaniard Antonio Martínez Sáenz, married to the Paraguayan Petrona Caballero de Bazán, and preserves the colonial style typical of the period: adobe walls, a thatched roof, and a structure of tacuara cane and palm wood.
In this house, Paraguayan patriots secretly met to plan emancipation from Spanish rule. On the night of May 14, 1811, a group of them left this house to set in motion the events that culminated in Paraguay's declaration of independence. The Paraguayan state acquired the property in 1943, during the government of Higinio Morínigo; it was declared a Historic Monument in 1961, and the museum was inaugurated on May 14, 1965.
The collection includes colonial furniture, historical documents, household objects, weapons, and portraits of Paraguayan founding fathers, among them the sword of Fulgencio Yegros, the desk of Fernando de la Mora, and the portrait of Dr. José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia.
Opening Hours
- Monday 07:30–16:30
- Tuesday 07:30–16:30
- Wednesday 07:30–16:30
- Thursday 07:30–16:30
- Friday 07:30–16:30
- Saturday Today 08:00–16:00
- Sunday Closed
Services
Write a review
Sign in to leave a review.
You might also like
Cultural Centers
Centro Cultural de España Juan de Salazar
Cultural center under Spanish cooperation (AECID), with a library, museum, cultural café, and active artistic programming since 1976.
Museums
Casa Bicentenario de la Música Agustín Pío Barrios
A house museum dedicated to guitarist and composer Agustín Pío Barrios "Mangoré," with original instruments, scores and wax-cylinder recordings; reopened on May 6, 2026 with new museography curated by Carlos Spatuzza and Lea Schvartzman.
Cultural Centers
Centro Cultural Citi (Citibank)
Citi's corporate cultural center in a restored Art Deco mansion in Villa Morra, with free programming since 1999.
Cultural Centers
Alianza Francesa de Asunción
Bi-national French-Paraguayan center offering language courses and an active cultural program across several venues of its own, including the Molière Hall.
Sign in to save