The Casa de Esteban de Luca, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, is a historic house, once inhabited by the Argentine poet, soldier,

Esteban de Luca Esteban de Luca (August 2, 1786 – May 17, 1824) was an Argentine military officer, poet, and government official during the nation's early years. Life Esteban de Luca y Patrón was born in Buenos Aires. His mother belonged to a wealthy creo ...

, who wrote odes to General José de San Martín, as well to his victories in the battles of

Chacabuco Chacabuco is one of the many abandoned nitrate or "saltpeter" towns ("oficinas salitreras" in Spanish) in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile. Other nitrate towns of the Atacama Desert include Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works. Unlike ...

, Maipú, and other milestones in the

Argentine War of Independence The Argentine War of Independence ( es, Guerra de Independencia de Argentina, links=no) was a secessionist civil war fought from 1810 to 1818 by Argentine patriotic forces under Manuel Belgrano, Juan José Castelli and José de San Martín a ...

; his ''Marcha Patriótica'' was, briefly and until 1813, the unofficial Argentine National Anthem. De Luca was also the director of the National Munitions Works during the war, and lived in this residence until his death in 1824. The house was built in 1786 and declared a

National Historic Monument National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, ...

in 1941. It is located at 383 Carlos Calvo Street, and currently houses a restaurant.New York Times (Travel Guide)

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Official tourism site of the city of Buenos Airesimages of ''Casa'' at flickr.com
{{Buenos Aires landmarks Buildings and structures in Buenos Aires National Historic Monuments of Argentina Houses completed in 1786 Houses in Argentina

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