Córdoba: the municipality of Villa Tulumba was declared a National Historic Town

It is a colonial town located in the north, one of the oldest in the province.

The historic center of Villa Tulumba, province of Córdoba, was declared a National Historic Town this Thursday by authorities of the Executive Branch through the publication of Decree 291/2022 in the latest update of the Official Gazette. In this way, the national administration recognized the heritage value of one of the oldest towns in the province.

In addition, different typical buildings of the town were declared assets of national archaeological interest by the national authorities. Among them, there is the old chapel, the Nuestra Señora del Rosario church, whose construction dates back to 1882 and has baroque style details inside, and the house of the Reinafé, an influential family in the area that participated in the 1835 murder of Facundo Quiroga.

Villa Tulumba is located 150 kilometers north of the city of Córdoba. This is a town with less than 2,000 inhabitants, according to data from the 2010 Census, and its buildings stand out for their marked colonial style. The first estancias that were established in the area, between the 18th and 19th centuries, were owned by Spanish conquerors.

The measure, which was signed by the President, the Chief of Staff, Juan Manzur, and the Minister of Culture, Tristán Bauer, pointed out that Villa Tulumba had a "prominent role" during the first half of the 19th century due to its commercial, political and social activity compared to other towns and villages in the area. At that time, the main economic activity was the breeding and fattening of mules to be sold in Upper Peru.

Despite the passage of time, the town has been preserved as an "open-air museum," said the province's Tourism department, highlighting that, in general, Tulumba retains the low scale of its buildings with very simple architectural lines that do not alter the heritage value of the town.