Martínez-Holguín House Museum Explained

Martínez-Holguín House (Spanish; Castilian: Casa Museo Martínez-Holguín) is a historic house museum in Atocha parish, in the northern suburbs of Ambato, Ambato Canton, Tungurahua Province, Ecuador. It is situated in the Botanical Garden Atocha-La Liria, and dates to 1865, when it was built by Dr. Nicolás Martínez Vasconez.[1] Since then, it has been the residence of several notable figures, including Luis A. Martínez, the author of the novel A la Costa and Minister of State and Education, who established the Colegio Normal de Agricultura in Ambato, and scientist Augusto Nicolás Martínez. It has since been converted into a wax museum.

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  1. Web site: Casa museo. Government of Ambato. 6 May 2015. Spanish. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150507010210/http://www.ambato.gob.ec/indexn/index.php/ciudad/2014-05-15-15-47-05. 7 May 2015.